presidenta
/pɾeziˈdẽtɐ/
The verdict
“presidenta” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #9,557 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,557
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mulher que preside
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | presidenta |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɾeziˈdẽtɐ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #9,557 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “presidenta” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for presidenta is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɾeziˈdẽtɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,557 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for presidenta, with forms such as "persidenta", "ppresidenta", and "preisdenta". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "presidente", "presidência", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is presidenta, spelled P-R-E-S-I-D-E-N-T-A.
Definition
- 1mulher que preside
- 2mulher que é chefe de um Estado
- 3mulher que dirige os trabalhos de uma entidade deliberativa
- 4diretora de maior responsabilidade na gestão de uma organização
- 5a esposa de um presidente
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: persidenta,ppresidenta,preisdenta,presdienta,presiddenta,presidenat,presidennta,presidentta,presidetna,presidneta,presiednta,pressidenta,prresidenta,prseidenta,rpesidenta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of presidenta - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “presidenta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-E-S-I-D-E-N-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɾeziˈdẽtɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “presidente” - see the side-by-side comparison. presidenta vs presidente
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.