sheet

/ʃit/

//ʃit// noun

The verdict

“sheet” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,889 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,889
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - folha

Corpus desk

Index PT-sheet · sheet · Portuguese

sheet · rank #69,889 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,889
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH simultaneidade

Nearest frequency peer: simultaneidade (+7 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “sheet”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “sheet” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sheet
PropertyValue
Headwordsheet
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʃit/
Letters5
Frequency rank#69,889
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “sheet” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.sheetcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “simultaneidade” (#69,896), “sistematizar” (#69,899), “sprout” (#69,909). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sheet” fica em #69,889. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sheet is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,889 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʃit/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for sheet in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is sheet, spelled S-H-E-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    folha
  2. 2
    lençol

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 "sheet"?
"sheet" is spelled S-H-E-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃit/.
What does "sheet" mean?
As a noun, "sheet" means: folha
How do you pronounce "sheet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sheet" is /ʃit/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sheet" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sheet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list