tapa

noun

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The verdict

“tapa” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,694
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tampa da boca da peça

Corpus desk

Index PT-tapa · tapa · Portuguese

tapa · rank #8,694 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,694
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH susto

Nearest frequency peer: susto (-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 “tapa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tapa” 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).

tapa vs tua
50% similar
tapa vs tia
50% similar
tapa vs TEA
0% similar

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

Key facts for tapa
PropertyValue
Headwordtapa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#8,694
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tapa”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.tapacai 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 “susto” (#8,693), “tecnológico” (#8,695), “sin” (#8,687). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tapa” fica em #8,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around tapa, anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,694 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for tapa, with forms such as "atpa", "taap", and "tappa". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tua", "tia", "TEA", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is tapa, spelled T-A-P-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    tampa da boca da peça
  2. 2
    bofetada
  3. 3
    argumento sem réplica
  4. 4
    ação de ser tornado melhor, ser melhorado ou o resultado que desta provém

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tapa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A parede era velha, irregular e estava precisando de um tapa nos rejuntes

Synonyms

melhorada

This word in other languages

Ohrfeige(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atpa
  • taap
  • tappa
  • tpaa
  • ttapa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tapa - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

atpa2taap2tappa1tpaa2ttapa1
Edit distance from "tapa"

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 "tapa"?
"tapa" is spelled T-A-P-A.
What does "tapa" mean?
As a noun, "tapa" means: tampa da boca da peça
What words are commonly confused with "tapa"?
"tapa" is commonly confused with "tua", "tia", "TEA". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "tapa" come from?
"tapa" 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 "tapa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vovó#8,704bota#8,725Liam#8,643foca#8,772

Similar misspelling depth

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

nojo5 variantsreza5 variantsvaso5 variantságuia5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list