profeta

/pɾu.ˈfɛ.tɐ/

//pɾu.ˈfɛ.tɐ// noun

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The verdict

“profeta” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,691. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,691
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aquele que, entre os hebreus, predizia o futuro supostamente por inspiração divina

Corpus desk

Index PT-profeta · profeta · Portuguese

profeta · rank #6,691 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,691
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH prol

Nearest frequency peer: prol (+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 “profeta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “profeta” 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).

profeta vs projeto
71% similar
profeta vs projetar
75% similar
profeta vs preta
71% similar

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

Key facts for profeta
PropertyValue
Headwordprofeta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɾu.ˈfɛ.tɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,691
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “profeta”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).profetacai 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 “prol” (#6,692), “privilégio” (#6,689), “posterior” (#6,688). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “profeta” fica em #6,691. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around profeta (IPA /pɾu.ˈfɛ.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,691 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for profeta, with forms such as "porfeta", "pprofeta", and "prfoeta". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "projeto", "projetar", "preta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is profeta, spelled P-R-O-F-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    aquele que, entre os hebreus, predizia o futuro supostamente por inspiração divina
  2. 2
    vidente
  3. 3
    adivinho
  4. 4
    título que os muçulmanos dão a Maomé
  5. 5
    aquele que faz conjecturas sobre o futuro

This word in other languages

prophet(English)profeta(Español)prophète(Français)Prophet(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porfeta
  • pprofeta
  • prfoeta
  • proefta
  • profeat
  • profetta
  • proffeta
  • proftea
  • prrofeta
  • rpofeta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of profeta - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

porfeta2pprofeta1prfoeta2proefta2profeat2profetta1proffeta1proftea2
Edit distance from "profeta"

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 "profeta"?
"profeta" is spelled P-R-O-F-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾu.ˈfɛ.tɐ/.
What does "profeta" mean?
As a noun, "profeta" means: aquele que, entre os hebreus, predizia o futuro supostamente por inspiração divina
What words are commonly confused with "profeta"?
"profeta" is commonly confused with "projeto", "projetar", "preta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "profeta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "profeta" is /pɾu.ˈfɛ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "profeta" come from?
"profeta" 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 "profeta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

semanal#6,706service#6,707sinopse#6,708solidão#6,710

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

sorvete10 variantsinflação10 variantsfachada10 variantsagradar10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list