prefeitura

noun

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The verdict

“prefeitura” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,473. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,473
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - governo de um município

Corpus desk

Index PT-prefeitura · prefeitura · Portuguese

prefeitura · rank #1,473 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,473
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH prazer

Nearest frequency peer: prazer (-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 “prefeitura”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “prefeitura” 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 prefeitura
PropertyValue
Headwordprefeitura
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,473
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “prefeitura”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “prazer” (#1,472), “reforma” (#1,474), “padrão” (#1,471). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “prefeitura” fica em #1,473. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around prefeitura, anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,473 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for prefeitura, with forms such as "perfeitura", "pprefeitura", and "preefitura". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is prefeitura, spelled P-R-E-F-E-I-T-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    governo de um município
  2. 2
    sede da administração municipal
  3. 3
    uma das 47 subdivisões nacionais do Japão, ocasionalmente sendo traduzidas como província

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O governo italiano dissolveu a atual administração da Prefeitura de Reggio Calabria, capital da província de mesmo nome, após um vereador ter sido preso e acusado de pertencer a um grupo da máfia calabresa.

This word in other languages

prefecture(English)ayuntamiento(Español)préfecture(Français)Präfektur(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • perfeitura
  • pprefeitura
  • preefitura
  • prefeitrua
  • prefeittura
  • prefeituar
  • prefeiturra
  • prefeiutra
  • prefetiura
  • preffeitura
  • prefietura
  • prfeeitura
  • prrefeitura
  • rpefeitura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

perfeitura2pprefeitura1preefitura2prefeitrua2prefeittura1prefeituar2prefeiturra1prefeiutra2
Edit distance from "prefeitura"

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 "prefeitura"?
"prefeitura" is spelled P-R-E-F-E-I-T-U-R-A.
What does "prefeitura" mean?
As a noun, "prefeitura" means: governo de um município
What are common misspellings of "prefeitura"?
Common misspellings include "perfeitura", "pprefeitura", "preefitura", "prefeitrua", "prefeittura". The correct spelling is "prefeitura".
What language does "prefeitura" come from?
"prefeitura" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

existência#1,489geralmente#1,492referência#1,448personagem#1,504

Similar misspelling depth

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

descobrir14 variantsresponder14 variantscampeonato14 variantsquantidade14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list