rosa

/ˈχɔ.zə/

//ˈχɔ.zə// adj

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The verdict

“rosa” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,551. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,551
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cor-de-rosa, que tem coloração rosácea

Corpus desk

Index PT-rosa · rosa · Portuguese

rosa · rank #1,551 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,551
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH perda

Nearest frequency peer: perda (-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 “rosa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “rosa” 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).

rosa vs rua
50% similar
rosa vs rota
75% similar
rosa vs rose
75% similar

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

Key facts for rosa
PropertyValue
Headwordrosa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈχɔ.zə/
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,551
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “rosa”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).rosacai 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 “perda” (#1,548), “oliveira” (#1,546), “antiga” (#1,556). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rosa” fica em #1,551. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around rosa (IPA /ˈχɔ.zə/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,551 among 963 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "cor-de-rosa, que tem coloração rosácea".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for rosa, with forms such as "orsa", "roas", and "rossa". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rua", "rota", "rose", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is rosa, spelled R-O-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    cor-de-rosa, que tem coloração rosácea

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Gosto de camisolas rosa.

Synonyms

rosáceorosadoróseo

This word in other languages

pink(English)rosa(Español)rose(Français)rosa(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orsa
  • roas
  • rossa
  • rrosa
  • rsoa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

orsa2roas2rossa1rrosa1rsoa2
Edit distance from "rosa"

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 "rosa"?
"rosa" is spelled R-O-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈχɔ.zə/.
What does "rosa" mean?
As an adjective, "rosa" means: cor-de-rosa, que tem coloração rosácea
What words are commonly confused with "rosa"?
"rosa" is commonly confused with "rua", "rota", "rose". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rosa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rosa" is /ˈχɔ.zə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rosa" come from?
"rosa" 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 "rosa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bebê#1,561doce#1,532cair#1,522pede#1,581

Similar misspelling depth

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

viva5 variantstaxa5 variantsputa5 variantsopção5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list