prensa

/ˈpɾẽ.sɐ/

//ˈpɾẽ.sɐ// noun

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The verdict

“prensa” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #19,526. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,526
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - equipamento gráfico para impressão

Corpus desk

Index PT-prensa · prensa · Portuguese

prensa · rank #19,526 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,526
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pavão

Nearest frequency peer: pavão (-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 “prensa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “prensa” 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).

prensa vs preso
67% similar
prensa vs preta
67% similar
prensa vs presa
83% similar

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

Key facts for prensa
PropertyValue
Headwordprensa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɾẽ.sɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,526
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “prensa”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.prensacai 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 “pavão” (#19,519), “psiquiátrico” (#19,535), “pântano” (#19,536). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “prensa” fica em #19,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around prensa (IPA /ˈpɾẽ.sɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,526 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for prensa, with forms such as "pernsa", "pprensa", and "prenas". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "preso", "preta", "presa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is prensa, spelled P-R-E-N-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    equipamento gráfico para impressão
  2. 2
    ferramenta na qual se prendem objetos entre duas placas

This word in other languages

press(English)prensa(Español)presse(Français)Presse(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pernsa
  • pprensa
  • prenas
  • prennsa
  • prenssa
  • presna
  • prnesa
  • prrensa
  • rpensa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prensa - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

pernsa2pprensa1prenas2prennsa1prenssa1presna2prnesa2prrensa1
Edit distance from "prensa"

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 "prensa"?
"prensa" is spelled P-R-E-N-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɾẽ.sɐ/.
What does "prensa" mean?
As a noun, "prensa" means: equipamento gráfico para impressão
What words are commonly confused with "prensa"?
"prensa" is commonly confused with "preso", "preta", "presa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prensa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prensa" is /ˈpɾẽ.sɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prensa" come from?
"prensa" 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 "prensa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

olhado#19,511medido#19,494mastro#19,493maciço#19,489

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

oráculo9 variantsoriundo9 variantsterreiro9 variantsirritação9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list