testa

//ˈtɛʃ.tɐ// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,343

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

testa is aPortuguesenoun. It means: parte do rosto humano acima dos olhos e abaixo dos cabelos Pronounced /ˈtɛʃ.tɐ/. It ranks #7,343 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with titã and teta.

Key facts for testa
PropertyValue
Headwordtesta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtɛʃ.tɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,343
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of testa in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for testa is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtɛʃ.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,343 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for testa, with forms such as "etsta", "tesat", and "tessta". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "titã", "teta", "tosa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is testa, spelled T-E-S-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    parte do rosto humano acima dos olhos e abaixo dos cabelos
  2. 2
    região anterior frontal da cabeça de animais
  3. 3
    frente, dianteira, parte da frente
  4. 4
    revestimento externo da casca de sementes
  5. 5
    borda da vela latina que se encosta ao mastro
  6. 6
    borda vertical em velas redondas
  7. 7
    lado perpendicular ao cabo em uma rede de pesca

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etsta,tesat,tessta,testta,tetsa,tseta,ttesta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for testa

Misspelling Variants of "testa"

etsta5tesat5tessta6testta6tetsa5tseta5ttesta6
Misspelling Variants of "testa"

Frequency rank: #7,343 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "testa"?
"testa" is spelled T-E-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɛʃ.tɐ/.
What does "testa" mean?
As a noun, "testa" means: parte do rosto humano acima dos olhos e abaixo dos cabelos
What words are commonly confused with "testa"?
"testa" is commonly confused with "titã", "teta", "tosa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "testa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "testa" is /ˈtɛʃ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "testa" come from?
"testa" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter T in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.