pontaria

/põ.tɐ.ˈɾi.ɐ/

//põ.tɐ.ˈɾi.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“pontaria” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #32,733. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,733
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato de apontar

Corpus desk

Index PT-pontaria · pontaria · Portuguese

pontaria · rank #32,733 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,733
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pretérito

Nearest frequency peer: pretérito (+7 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 “pontaria”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pontaria” 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).

pontaria vs porcaria
75% similar
pontaria vs portaria
88% similar

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

Key facts for pontaria
PropertyValue
Headwordpontaria
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/põ.tɐ.ˈɾi.ɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,733
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pontaria”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).pontariacai 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 “pretérito” (#32,740), “pecar” (#32,725), “paulatinamente” (#32,724). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pontaria” fica em #32,733. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around pontaria (IPA /põ.tɐ.ˈɾi.ɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,733 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for pontaria, with forms such as "opntaria", "pnotaria", and "ponatria". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "porcaria", "portaria", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is pontaria, spelled P-O-N-T-A-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de apontar
  2. 2
    capacidade para acertar em algo
  3. 3
    mira

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opntaria
  • pnotaria
  • ponatria
  • ponntaria
  • pontaira
  • pontarai
  • pontarria
  • pontraia
  • ponttaria
  • potnaria
  • ppontaria

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pontaria - 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.

opntaria2pnotaria2ponatria2ponntaria1pontaira2pontarai2pontarria1pontraia2
Edit distance from "pontaria"

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 "pontaria"?
"pontaria" is spelled P-O-N-T-A-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /põ.tɐ.ˈɾi.ɐ/.
What does "pontaria" mean?
As a noun, "pontaria" means: ato de apontar
What words are commonly confused with "pontaria"?
"pontaria" is commonly confused with "porcaria", "portaria". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pontaria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pontaria" is /põ.tɐ.ˈɾi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pontaria" come from?
"pontaria" 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 "pontaria", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rotativo#32,762Josefina#32,662inquieto#32,648agasalho#32,835

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Vassouras11 variantsabdicação11 variantshediondo11 variantsgabarito11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list