secretaria

/se.kɾe.ta.ˈɾi.a/

//se.kɾe.ta.ˈɾi.a// noun

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The verdict

“secretaria” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,442. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,442
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - parte de uma organização que cuida da burocracia

Corpus desk

Index PT-secretaria · secretaria · Portuguese

secretaria · rank #2,442 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,442
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH química

Nearest frequency peer: química (-2 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 “secretaria”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “secretaria” 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).

secretaria vs secretariado
83% similar

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

Key facts for secretaria
PropertyValue
Headwordsecretaria
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/se.kɾe.ta.ˈɾi.a/
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,442
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “secretaria”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).secretariacai 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 “química” (#2,440), “tarefa” (#2,444), “Peru” (#2,439). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “secretaria” fica em #2,442. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around secretaria (IPA /se.kɾe.ta.ˈɾi.a/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,442 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for secretaria, with forms such as "escretaria", "sceretaria", and "seccretaria". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "secretariado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 secretaria, spelled S-E-C-R-E-T-A-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    parte de uma organização que cuida da burocracia
  2. 2
    local de trabalho da secretária

This word in other languages

secretaría(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • escretaria
  • sceretaria
  • seccretaria
  • secertaria
  • secreatria
  • secretaira
  • secretarai
  • secretarria
  • secretraia
  • secrettaria
  • secrretaria
  • secrtearia
  • sercetaria
  • ssecretaria

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

escretaria2sceretaria2seccretaria1secertaria2secreatria2secretaira2secretarai2secretarria1
Edit distance from "secretaria"

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 "secretaria"?
"secretaria" is spelled S-E-C-R-E-T-A-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /se.kɾe.ta.ˈɾi.a/.
What does "secretaria" mean?
As a noun, "secretaria" means: parte de uma organização que cuida da burocracia
What words are commonly confused with "secretaria"?
"secretaria" is commonly confused with "secretariado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "secretaria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "secretaria" is /se.kɾe.ta.ˈɾi.a/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "secretaria" come from?
"secretaria" 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 "secretaria", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

facilmente#2,423estratégia#2,419aproveitar#2,408igualmente#2,481

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

assistência14 variantspreocupação14 variantsconstante14 variantsfrequência14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list