prateleira

/pɾɐ.tɨ.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/

//pɾɐ.tɨ.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“prateleira” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,677. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,677
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estante para colocar pratos

Corpus desk

Index PT-prateleira · prateleira · Portuguese

prateleira · rank #18,677 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,677
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pinguim

Nearest frequency peer: pinguim (-3 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 “prateleira”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “prateleira” 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
Key facts for prateleira
PropertyValue
Headwordprateleira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɾɐ.tɨ.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#18,677
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “prateleira”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).prateleiracai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “pinguim” (#18,674), “programar” (#18,683), “pera” (#18,669). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “prateleira” fica em #18,677. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around prateleira (IPA /pɾɐ.tɨ.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,677 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for prateleira, with forms such as "parteleira", "pprateleira", and "praetleira". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is prateleira, spelled P-R-A-T-E-L-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    estante para colocar pratos
  2. 2
    local onde se apresentam produtos a serem vendidos em comércios

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Uma das 500 patentes registradas pela universidade desde a década de 1980, o medicamento é o primeiro dos fármacos licenciados pela agência Inova Unicamp, criada em 2003, que chegou até agora às prateleiras das farmácias.

This word in other languages

shelf(English)anaquel(Español)tablette(Français)Regal(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • parteleira
  • pprateleira
  • praetleira
  • prateelira
  • prateleiar
  • prateleirra
  • prateleria
  • prateliera
  • pratelleira
  • pratleeira
  • pratteleira
  • prrateleira
  • prtaeleira
  • rpateleira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prateleira - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

parteleira2pprateleira1praetleira2prateelira2prateleiar2prateleirra1prateleria2prateliera2
Edit distance from "prateleira"

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 "prateleira"?
"prateleira" is spelled P-R-A-T-E-L-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾɐ.tɨ.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/.
What does "prateleira" mean?
As a noun, "prateleira" means: estante para colocar pratos
What are common misspellings of "prateleira"?
Common misspellings include "parteleira", "pprateleira", "praetleira", "prateelira", "prateleiar". The correct spelling is "prateleira".
How do you pronounce "prateleira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prateleira" is /pɾɐ.tɨ.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prateleira" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

liquidação#18,632antecipado#18,762coordenado#18,549duplicação#18,842

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

programar14 variantsautoritário14 variantschantagem14 variantsescombros14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list