puta

/ˈpu.tɐ/

//ˈpu.tɐ// adj

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The verdict

“puta” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,506. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,506
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - belo, ótimo

Corpus desk

Index PT-puta · puta · Portuguese

puta · rank #1,506 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,506
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH príncipe

Nearest frequency peer: príncipe (-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 “puta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “puta” 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).

puta vs puto
75% similar
puta vs puxo
50% similar
puta vs puxar
60% similar

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

Key facts for puta
PropertyValue
Headwordputa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈpu.tɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,506
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “puta”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “príncipe” (#1,505), “regime” (#1,507), “personagem” (#1,504). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “puta” fica em #1,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around puta (IPA /ˈpu.tɐ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,506 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for puta, with forms such as "pputa", "ptua", and "puat". 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, "puto", "puxo", "puxar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is puta, spelled P-U-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    belo, ótimo
  2. 2
    que tem dimensão grande, volumoso e de formato atraente
  3. 3
    intenso, grande

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Foi uma puta jogada do jogador do time adversário.
  2. Assistiram a uma puta palestra.

Synonyms

baitade respeitode responsagandasenhortremendobaitabelasenhora

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pputa
  • ptua
  • puat
  • putta
  • upta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pputa1ptua2puat2putta1upta2
Edit distance from "puta"

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 "puta"?
"puta" is spelled P-U-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpu.tɐ/.
What does "puta" mean?
As an adjective, "puta" means: belo, ótimo
What words are commonly confused with "puta"?
"puta" is commonly confused with "puto", "puxo", "puxar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "puta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "puta" is /ˈpu.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "puta" come from?
"puta" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nove#1,500Link#1,496viva#1,516foco#1,491

Similar misspelling depth

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

opção5 variantscair5 variantsdoce5 variantstiro5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list