restinga

noun

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The verdict

“restinga” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #33,160. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,160
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pequeno matagal, à margem de um ribeirão

Corpus desk

Index PT-restinga · restinga · Portuguese

restinga · rank #33,160 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #33,160
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH rena

Nearest frequency peer: rena (-3 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 “restinga”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “restinga” 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).

restinga vs resina
75% similar

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

Key facts for restinga
PropertyValue
Headwordrestinga
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,160
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “restinga”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.restingacai 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 “rena” (#33,157), “reabilitar” (#33,149), “roupagem” (#33,172). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “restinga” fica em #33,160. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around restinga, anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,160 among 963 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "pequeno matagal, à margem de um ribeirão".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for restinga, with forms such as "erstinga", "resitnga", and "resstinga". 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", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is restinga, spelled R-E-S-T-I-N-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pequeno matagal, à margem de um ribeirão

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Com 400 metros de comprimento e 15 de largura, a pista estava parcialmente coberta pela vegetação rasteira de gramínea da restinga, dificultando sua visualização.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erstinga
  • resitnga
  • resstinga
  • restigna
  • restinag
  • restingga
  • restinnga
  • restniga
  • resttinga
  • retsinga
  • rrestinga
  • rsetinga

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erstinga2resitnga2resstinga1restigna2restinag2restingga1restinnga1restniga2
Edit distance from "restinga"

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 "restinga"?
"restinga" is spelled R-E-S-T-I-N-G-A.
What does "restinga" mean?
As a noun, "restinga" means: pequeno matagal, à margem de um ribeirão
What words are commonly confused with "restinga"?
"restinga" is commonly confused with "resina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "restinga" come from?
"restinga" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

roupagem#33,172serenata#33,187oratória#33,113violence#33,227

Similar misspelling depth

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

almanaque12 variantsalucinação12 variantsassimetria12 variantsindecisão12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list