tangerina

/tɐ̃.ʒe.ˈɾi.nɐ/

//tɐ̃.ʒe.ˈɾi.nɐ// noun

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The verdict

“tangerina” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #29,165. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,165
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o fruto da tangerineira (Citrus deliciosa)

Corpus desk

Index PT-tangerina · tangerina · Portuguese

tangerina · rank #29,165 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,165
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH subversão

Nearest frequency peer: subversão (-6 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 “tangerina”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tangerina” 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
Key facts for tangerina
PropertyValue
Headwordtangerina
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɐ̃.ʒe.ˈɾi.nɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#29,165
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tangerina”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.tangerinacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “subversão” (#29,159), “subtítulo” (#29,158), “umbrella” (#29,178). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tangerina” fica em #29,165. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around tangerina (IPA /tɐ̃.ʒe.ˈɾi.nɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,165 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for tangerina, with forms such as "atngerina", "tagnerina", and "tanegrina". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is tangerina, spelled T-A-N-G-E-R-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    o fruto da tangerineira (Citrus deliciosa)
  2. 2
    o mesmo que tangerineira

This word in other languages

tangerine(English)mandarina(Español)mandarine(Français)Mandarine(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atngerina
  • tagnerina
  • tanegrina
  • tangeirna
  • tangerian
  • tangerinna
  • tangernia
  • tangerrina
  • tanggerina
  • tangreina
  • tanngerina
  • tnagerina
  • ttangerina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tangerina - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atngerina2tagnerina2tanegrina2tangeirna2tangerian2tangerinna1tangernia2tangerrina1
Edit distance from "tangerina"

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 "tangerina"?
"tangerina" is spelled T-A-N-G-E-R-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /tɐ̃.ʒe.ˈɾi.nɐ/.
What does "tangerina" mean?
As a noun, "tangerina" means: o fruto da tangerineira (Citrus deliciosa)
What are common misspellings of "tangerina"?
Common misspellings include "atngerina", "tagnerina", "tanegrina", "tangeirna", "tangerian". The correct spelling is "tangerina".
How do you pronounce "tangerina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tangerina" is /tɐ̃.ʒe.ˈɾi.nɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tangerina" come from?
"tangerina" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

subversão#29,159subtítulo#29,158venerável#29,182reciclado#29,111

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

dissidente13 variantsfixamente13 variantsespantado13 variantsencarnado13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list