sheet

/ʃit/

//ʃit// noun

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The verdict

“sheet” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,889 among 2,603 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,889
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,603
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - folha

Key facts for sheet
PropertyValue
Headwordsheet
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʃit/
Letters5
Frequency rank#69,889
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sheet” 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). sheet lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sheet is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,889 among 2,603 “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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Using “sheet”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-H-E-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ʃit/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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