rota

/ˈRɔ.tɐ/

//ˈRɔ.tɐ// noun

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The verdict

“rota” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,167. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,167
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - itinerário que se percorre para ir de um lugar para outro; caminho; direção; rumo

Corpus desk

Index PT-rota · rota · Portuguese

rota · rank #3,167 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,167
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH sal

Nearest frequency peer: sal (+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 “rota”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “rota” 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).

rota vs rua
50% similar
rota vs roxo
50% similar
rota vs ruma
50% similar

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

Key facts for rota
PropertyValue
Headwordrota
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈRɔ.tɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#3,167
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “rota”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).rotacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “sal” (#3,168), “presa” (#3,165), “taxas” (#3,169). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rota” fica em #3,167. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around rota (IPA /ˈRɔ.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,167 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for rota, with forms such as "orta", "roat", and "rotta". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rua", "roxo", "ruma", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is rota, spelled R-O-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    itinerário que se percorre para ir de um lugar para outro; caminho; direção; rumo
  2. 2
    instrumento musical de cordas antigo
  3. 3
    tribunal pontifício constituído por vinte juízes eclesiásticos nomeados pelo Papa
  4. 4
    (ô) abertura do terreno a jeito de corte para passo de caminho ou estrada

This word in other languages

rumbo(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orta
  • roat
  • rotta
  • rrota
  • rtoa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rota - 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.

orta2roat2rotta1rrota1rtoa2
Edit distance from "rota"

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 "rota"?
"rota" is spelled R-O-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈRɔ.tɐ/.
What does "rota" mean?
As a noun, "rota" means: itinerário que se percorre para ir de um lugar para outro; caminho; direção; rumo
What words are commonly confused with "rota"?
"rota" is commonly confused with "rua", "roxo", "ruma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rota"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rota" is /ˈRɔ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rota" come from?
"rota" 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 "rota", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

pego#3,161miss#3,159Jean#3,151copo#3,195

Similar misspelling depth

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

presa5 variantshein5 variantsrumo5 variantstorre5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list