poeta

/ˈpwɛ.tɐ/

//ˈpwɛ.tɐ// noun

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The verdict

“poeta” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,792. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,792
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - quem se dedica à poesia, que escreve poemas ou versos

Corpus desk

Index PT-poeta · poeta · Portuguese

poeta · rank #3,792 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,792
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH passeio

Nearest frequency peer: passeio (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “poeta”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “poeta” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

poeta vs puta
60% similar
poeta vs pote
60% similar
poeta vs poxa
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for poeta
PropertyValue
Headwordpoeta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpwɛ.tɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,792
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “poeta”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.poetacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “passeio” (#3,791), “prestar” (#3,793), “pacote” (#3,790). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “poeta” fica em #3,792. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around poeta (IPA /ˈpwɛ.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,792 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "quem se dedica à poesia, que escreve poemas ou versos".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for poeta, with forms such as "opeta", "peota", and "poeat". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "puta", "pote", "poxa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is poeta, spelled P-O-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    quem se dedica à poesia, que escreve poemas ou versos

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how poeta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Camões é considerado o maior poeta da língua portuguesa.
  2. Nem há negá-lo: não há doce lira, Nem sangue de poeta ou alma virgem Que valha o talismã que no oiro vibra! Nem músicas nem santas harmonias Igualam o condão, esse eletrismo, A ardente vibração do som metálico...

This word in other languages

poet(English)poeta(Español)poète(Français)Poet(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opeta
  • peota
  • poeat
  • poetta
  • potea
  • ppoeta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of poeta - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

opeta2peota2poeat2poetta1potea2ppoeta1
Edit distance from "poeta"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "poeta"?
"poeta" is spelled P-O-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpwɛ.tɐ/.
What does "poeta" mean?
As a noun, "poeta" means: quem se dedica à poesia, que escreve poemas ou versos
What words are commonly confused with "poeta"?
"poeta" is commonly confused with "puta", "pote", "poxa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "poeta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poeta" is /ˈpwɛ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poeta" come from?
"poeta" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "poeta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sócio#3,806frota#3,771ética#3,815disto#3,761

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

emoção6 variantsassume6 variantsoração6 variantsroubo6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list