resposta

/Rɨʃ.ˈpoʃ.tɐ/

//Rɨʃ.ˈpoʃ.tɐ// noun

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The verdict

“resposta” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #762. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#762
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - enunciado que se faz como réplica a uma pergunta

Corpus desk

Index PT-resposta · resposta · Portuguese

resposta · rank #762 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-CORE #762
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH mãos

Nearest frequency peer: mãos (-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 “resposta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “resposta” 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).

resposta vs resista
75% similar

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

Key facts for resposta
PropertyValue
Headwordresposta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/Rɨʃ.ˈpoʃ.tɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#762
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “resposta”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.respostacai 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 “mãos” (#761), “serão” (#763), “ministro” (#760). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “resposta” fica em #762. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around resposta (IPA /Rɨʃ.ˈpoʃ.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #762 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for resposta, with forms such as "ersposta", "repsosta", and "resopsta". 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, "resista", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is resposta, spelled R-E-S-P-O-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    enunciado que se faz como réplica a uma pergunta
  2. 2
    refutação

This word in other languages

answer(English)respuesta(Español)réponse(Français)Antwort(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ersposta
  • repsosta
  • resopsta
  • resposat
  • respossta
  • respostta
  • respotsa
  • respposta
  • respsota
  • ressposta
  • rresposta
  • rseposta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ersposta2repsosta2resopsta2resposat2respossta1respostta1respotsa2respposta1
Edit distance from "resposta"

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 "resposta"?
"resposta" is spelled R-E-S-P-O-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨʃ.ˈpoʃ.tɐ/.
What does "resposta" mean?
As a noun, "resposta" means: enunciado que se faz como réplica a uma pergunta
What words are commonly confused with "resposta"?
"resposta" is commonly confused with "resista". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "resposta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "resposta" is /Rɨʃ.ˈpoʃ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "resposta" come from?
"resposta" 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 "resposta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ministro#760entender#757pesquisa#774ambiente#780

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

tribunal12 variantsconhecer12 variantsamericano12 variantspergunta12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list