quadra

/ˈkwa.dɾɐ/

//ˈkwa.dɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“quadra” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,575. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,575
frequency rank, Portuguese
129
“Q” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - local de treinamento de escola de samba

Corpus desk

Index PT-quadra · quadra · Portuguese

quadra · rank #6,575 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,575
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 129
  • PHOTO-FINISH psicológico

Nearest frequency peer: psicológico (-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 “quadra”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “quadra” 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).

quadra vs queda
67% similar
quadra vs quatro
67% similar
quadra vs quadro
83% similar

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

Key facts for quadra
PropertyValue
Headwordquadra
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkwa.dɾɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,575
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “quadra”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).quadracai 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 “psicológico” (#6,574), “receio” (#6,578), “rola” (#6,582). Entre 129 lemas com “Q”, “quadra” fica em #6,575. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around quadra (IPA /ˈkwa.dɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,575 among 129 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for quadra, with forms such as "qaudra", "qquadra", and "quadar". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "queda", "quatro", "quadro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is quadra, spelled Q-U-A-D-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    local de treinamento de escola de samba
  2. 2
    conjunto de casas
  3. 3
    local onde se disputam provas esportivas
  4. 4
    estrofe com quatro versos
  5. 5
    na loteria, conjunto de quatro números
  6. 6
    naipe de dominó equivalente a quatro pontos
  7. 7
    quatro cartas de baralho de mesmo valor
  8. 8
    período de tempo, época, idade

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A entrevista coletiva para negar que a quadra da escola de samba Estação Primeira de Mangueira tinha uma passagem secreta usada por traficantes acabou confirmando a existência de um acesso direto entre uma casa da comunidade e o mais luxuoso camarote da agremiação.
  2. No condominial, a rede é levada a uma área, mas não cerca cada quadra.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qaudra
  • qquadra
  • quadar
  • quaddra
  • quadrra
  • quarda
  • qudara
  • uqadra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

qaudra2qquadra1quadar2quaddra1quadrra1quarda2qudara2uqadra2
Edit distance from "quadra"

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 "quadra"?
"quadra" is spelled Q-U-A-D-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkwa.dɾɐ/.
What does "quadra" mean?
As a noun, "quadra" means: local de treinamento de escola de samba
What words are commonly confused with "quadra"?
"quadra" is commonly confused with "queda", "quatro", "quadro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quadra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quadra" is /ˈkwa.dɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quadra" come from?
"quadra" 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 "quadra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

receio#6,578menção#6,557adorar#6,608batida#6,616

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

cúpula8 variantschapéu8 variantscasaco8 variantsXavier8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list