sotavento

/sɔ.tɐ.ˈvẽ.tu/

//sɔ.tɐ.ˈvẽ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“sotavento” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,788 among 2,603 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,788
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,603
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - direção para onde o vento está indo

Key facts for sotavento
PropertyValue
Headwordsotavento
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sɔ.tɐ.ˈvẽ.tu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,788
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sotavento” 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). sotavento lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

sotavento is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,788 among 2,603 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /sɔ.tɐ.ˈvẽ.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "direção para onde o vento está indo".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sotavento, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is sotavento, spelled S-O-T-A-V-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    direção para onde o vento está indo

Antonyms

barlavento

This word in other languages

leeward(English)sotavento(Español)

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 "sotavento"?
"sotavento" is spelled S-O-T-A-V-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /sɔ.tɐ.ˈvẽ.tu/.
What does "sotavento" mean?
As a noun, "sotavento" means: direção para onde o vento está indo
How do you pronounce "sotavento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sotavento" is /sɔ.tɐ.ˈvẽ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sotavento" come from?
"sotavento" 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 “sotavento”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-O-T-A-V-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /sɔ.tɐ.ˈvẽ.tu/ (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