preta

noun

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The verdict

“preta” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,791. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,791
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a bola número 8 dum bilhar ou duma sinuca

Corpus desk

Index PT-preta · preta · Portuguese

preta · rank #2,791 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,791
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH primo

Nearest frequency peer: primo (+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 “preta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “preta” 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).

preta vs puta
60% similar
preta vs proa
60% similar
preta vs preto
80% similar

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

Key facts for preta
PropertyValue
Headwordpreta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,791
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “preta”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).pretacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “primo” (#2,792), “produzido” (#2,793), “provar” (#2,795). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “preta” fica em #2,791. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around preta, anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,791 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "a bola número 8 dum bilhar ou duma sinuca".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for preta, with forms such as "perta", "ppreta", and "preat". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "puta", "proa", "preto", and more, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is preta, spelled P-R-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    a bola número 8 dum bilhar ou duma sinuca

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ele encaçapou a preta.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • perta
  • ppreta
  • preat
  • pretta
  • prreta
  • prtea
  • rpeta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

perta2ppreta1preat2pretta1prreta1prtea2rpeta2
Edit distance from "preta"

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 "preta"?
"preta" is spelled P-R-E-T-A.
What does "preta" mean?
As a noun, "preta" means: a bola número 8 dum bilhar ou duma sinuca
What words are commonly confused with "preta"?
"preta" is commonly confused with "puta", "proa", "preto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "preta" come from?
"preta" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

primo#2,792vazio#2,811acaso#2,759salão#2,751

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

nesses7 variantspinto7 variantsdrama7 variantsextra7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list