sementeira

/sɨ.mẽ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

//sɨ.mẽ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ// noun

The verdict

“sementeira” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #86,861 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#86,861
frequency rank, Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tempo no que se semeia

Key facts for sementeira
PropertyValue
Headwordsementeira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sɨ.mẽ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#86,861
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sementeira” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sementeira lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for sementeira is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /sɨ.mẽ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #86,861 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

sementeira has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is sementeira, spelled S-E-M-E-N-T-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    tempo no que se semeia
  2. 2
    terra semeada
  3. 3
    quantidade de cereal para ser semeado
  4. 4
    lugar onde algo foi semeado com intenção de que cresça bem para logo ser transplantado

Synonyms

semeadurasemeação

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 "sementeira"?
"sementeira" is spelled S-E-M-E-N-T-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /sɨ.mẽ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/.
What does "sementeira" mean?
As a noun, "sementeira" means: tempo no que se semeia
How do you pronounce "sementeira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sementeira" is /sɨ.mẽ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sementeira" come from?
"sementeira" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “sementeira”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-E-M-E-N-T-E-I-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /sɨ.mẽ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list