seita

//ˈsɐj.tɐ// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,920

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

seita is aPortuguesenoun. It means: doutrina religiosa ou ideológica que se afasta de outra Pronounced /ˈsɐj.tɐ/. Often confused with set and seja.

Key facts for seita
PropertyValue
Headwordseita
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɐj.tɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,920
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of seita in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for seita is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsɐj.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #15,920 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for seita, with forms such as "esita", "seiat", and "seitta". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "set", "seja", "será", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is seita, spelled S-E-I-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    doutrina religiosa ou ideológica que se afasta de outra
  2. 2
    conjunto de crentes de uma doutrina que diverge da geral
  3. 3
    partido
  4. 4
    grupo de pessoas que seguem determinados princípios ou doutrinas, diversas dos geralmente aceitos no respectivo meio
  5. 5
    teoria de algum professor célebre, seguida por muitos prosélitos
  6. 6
    bando, facção, partido
  7. 7
    espécie particular de arado
  8. 8
    senda muito estreita, senda de animal

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esita,seiat,seitta,setia,sieta,sseita

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for seita

Misspelling Variants of "seita"

esita5seiat5seitta6setia5sieta5sseita6
Misspelling Variants of "seita"

Frequency rank: #15,920 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "seita"?
"seita" is spelled S-E-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɐj.tɐ/.
What does "seita" mean?
As a noun, "seita" means: doutrina religiosa ou ideológica que se afasta de outra
What words are commonly confused with "seita"?
"seita" is commonly confused with "set", "seja", "será". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "seita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "seita" is /ˈsɐj.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "seita" come from?
"seita" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter S in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.