tartaruga
/taɹ.ta.ˈɾu.ga/
The verdict
“tartaruga” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #11,560 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,560
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - réptil que apresenta uma grande carapaça que envolve o corpo; da ordem dos quelônios, habita o ambiente marinho
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tartaruga |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /taɹ.ta.ˈɾu.ga/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #11,560 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tartaruga” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for tartaruga is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /taɹ.ta.ˈɾu.ga/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,560 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for tartaruga, with forms such as "atrtaruga", "taratruga", and "tarrtaruga". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is tartaruga, spelled T-A-R-T-A-R-U-G-A.
Definition
- 1réptil que apresenta uma grande carapaça que envolve o corpo; da ordem dos quelônios, habita o ambiente marinho
- 2tachão de trânsito; olho de gato
- 3indivíduo lento, de baixa velocidade
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: atrtaruga,taratruga,tarrtaruga,tartargua,tartarruga,tartaruag,tartarugga,tartaurga,tartrauga,tarttaruga,tatraruga,trataruga,ttartaruga
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tartaruga - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “tartaruga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-A-R-T-A-R-U-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /taɹ.ta.ˈɾu.ga/ (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
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.