tampa

/ˈtɐ̃.pɐ/

//ˈtɐ̃.pɐ// noun

The verdict

“tampa” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,980. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,980
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - peça com que se tapa uma panela, um vaso, uma caixa, etc.

Corpus desk

Index PT-tampa · tampa · Portuguese

tampa · rank #7,980 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,980
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH telefonia

Nearest frequency peer: telefonia (+1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “tampa”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “tampa” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tampa vs tap
60% similar
tampa vs tema
60% similar
tampa vs taxa
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tampa
PropertyValue
Headwordtampa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtɐ̃.pɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,980
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tampa”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).tampacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “telefonia” (#7,981), “suma” (#7,978), “sigilo” (#7,977). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tampa” fica em #7,980. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around tampa (IPA /ˈtɐ̃.pɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,980 among 917 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "peça com que se tapa uma panela, um vaso, uma caixa, etc.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tampa, with forms such as "atmpa", "tamap", and "tammpa". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "tap", "tema", "taxa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is tampa, spelled T-A-M-P-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    peça com que se tapa uma panela, um vaso, uma caixa, etc.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atmpa
  • tamap
  • tammpa
  • tamppa
  • tapma
  • tmapa
  • ttampa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tampa - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

atmpa2tamap2tammpa1tamppa1tapma2tmapa2ttampa1
Edit distance from "tampa"

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 "tampa"?
"tampa" is spelled T-A-M-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɐ̃.pɐ/.
What does "tampa" mean?
As a noun, "tampa" means: peça com que se tapa uma panela, um vaso, uma caixa, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "tampa"?
"tampa" is commonly confused with "tap", "tema", "taxa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tampa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tampa" is /ˈtɐ̃.pɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tampa" come from?
"tampa" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list