resenha
/Rɨ.ˈzɐj.ɲɐ/
The verdict
“resenha” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #4,591 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #4,591
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que gosta de conversar, brincalhão, divertido(a)
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 | resenha |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /Rɨ.ˈzɐj.ɲɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #4,591 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “resenha” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for resenha is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /Rɨ.ˈzɐj.ɲɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,591 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que gosta de conversar, brincalhão, divertido(a)".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for resenha, with forms such as "ersenha", "reesnha", and "resehna". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "resina", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is resenha, spelled R-E-S-E-N-H-A.
Definition
- 1que gosta de conversar, brincalhão, divertido(a)
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ersenha,reesnha,resehna,resenah,resenhha,resennha,resneha,ressenha,rresenha,rseenha
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of resenha - 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 “resenha”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-S-E-N-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /Rɨ.ˈzɐj.ɲɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “resina” - see the side-by-side comparison. resenha vs resina
- 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.