rosca

/ˈRoʃ.kɐ/

//ˈRoʃ.kɐ// noun

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The verdict

“rosca” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #29,898. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,898
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - coisa redonda e roliça que, ao fechar-se, forma um círculo ou um oval, deixando no meio um espaço vazio

Corpus desk

Index PT-rosca · rosca · Portuguese

rosca · rank #29,898 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,898
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH sci

Nearest frequency peer: sci (+6 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 “rosca”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “rosca” 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).

rosca vs rota
60% similar
rosca vs rose
60% similar
rosca vs rosto
60% similar

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

Key facts for rosca
PropertyValue
Headwordrosca
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈRoʃ.kɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,898
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “rosca”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).roscacai 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 “sci” (#29,904), “setecentos” (#29,907), “shoot” (#29,909). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rosca” fica em #29,898. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around rosca (IPA /ˈRoʃ.kɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,898 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for rosca, with forms such as "orsca", "rocsa", and "rosac". 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, "rota", "rose", "rosto", and more, 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is rosca, spelled R-O-S-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    coisa redonda e roliça que, ao fechar-se, forma um círculo ou um oval, deixando no meio um espaço vazio
  2. 2
    pão ou bolo com esta forma
  3. 3
    cada uma das voltas de uma espiral, ou o conjunto delas

This word in other languages

rosca(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orsca
  • rocsa
  • rosac
  • roscca
  • rossca
  • rrosca
  • rsoca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

orsca2rocsa2rosac2roscca1rossca1rrosca1rsoca2
Edit distance from "rosca"

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 "rosca"?
"rosca" is spelled R-O-S-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈRoʃ.kɐ/.
What does "rosca" mean?
As a noun, "rosca" means: coisa redonda e roliça que, ao fechar-se, forma um círculo ou um oval, deixando no meio um espaço vazio
What words are commonly confused with "rosca"?
"rosca" is commonly confused with "rota", "rose", "rosto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rosca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rosca" is /ˈRoʃ.kɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rosca" come from?
"rosca" 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 "rosca", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

shoot#29,909tanga#29,927pinça#29,865naked#29,840

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

náusea7 variantsmorno7 variantsgaleão7 variantsdublê7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list