tecla

noun

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The verdict

“tecla” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,731. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,731
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cada uma das peças de um piano que ao serem acionadas pelos dedos do pianista geram um determinado som

Corpus desk

Index PT-tecla · tecla · Portuguese

tecla · rank #14,731 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,731
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tesoura

Nearest frequency peer: tesoura (+2 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 “tecla”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tecla” 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).

tecla vs terá
40% similar
tecla vs tema
60% similar
tecla vs tela
80% similar

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

Key facts for tecla
PropertyValue
Headwordtecla
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,731
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tecla”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).teclacai 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 “tesoura” (#14,733), “track” (#14,735), “tranquilamente” (#14,736). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tecla” fica em #14,731. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around tecla, anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,731 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tecla, with forms such as "etcla", "tcela", and "tecal". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "terá", "tema", "tela", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is tecla, spelled T-E-C-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    cada uma das peças de um piano que ao serem acionadas pelos dedos do pianista geram um determinado som
  2. 2
    peça equivalente em outros instrumentos musicais
  3. 3
    peça equivalente em maquinismos diversos e que servem para realizar tarefas mínimas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "Fiquei com o dedo na tecla redial direto, foi uma ligação atrás da outra", disse Mendonça.

This word in other languages

key(English)tecla(Español)touche(Français)Taste(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etcla
  • tcela
  • tecal
  • teccla
  • teclla
  • telca
  • ttecla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etcla2tcela2tecal2teccla1teclla1telca2ttecla1
Edit distance from "tecla"

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 "tecla"?
"tecla" is spelled T-E-C-L-A.
What does "tecla" mean?
As a noun, "tecla" means: cada uma das peças de um piano que ao serem acionadas pelos dedos do pianista geram um determinado som
What words are commonly confused with "tecla"?
"tecla" is commonly confused with "terá", "tema", "tela". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "tecla" come from?
"tecla" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

track#14,735sorry#14,719reter#14,701apito#14,770

Similar misspelling depth

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

rampa7 variantsbicha7 variantspolar7 variantsmotim7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list