represa
/χe.ˈpɾe.zɐ/
The verdict
“represa” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #14,019 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,019
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato de represar
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 | represa |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /χe.ˈpɾe.zɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #14,019 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “represa” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for represa is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /χe.ˈpɾe.zɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,019 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for represa, with forms such as "erpresa", "repersa", and "reppresa". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "repulsa", 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is represa, spelled R-E-P-R-E-S-A.
Definition
- 1ato de represar
- 2construção composta por uma parede em forma de trapézio feita no curso de um rio para reter o mesmo
- 3volume d'água retido em uma represa¹
- 4ato de recuperar uma embarcação que estava aprisionada pelo inimigo
- 5sentimento reprimido a ponto de ser extravasado
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erpresa,repersa,reppresa,repreas,repressa,reprresa,reprsea,rerpesa,rperesa,rrepresa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of represa - 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.
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 “represa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-P-R-E-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /χe.ˈpɾe.zɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “repulsa” - see the side-by-side comparison. represa vs repulsa
- 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.