textura
The verdict
“textura” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #13,849 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,849
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de tecer
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | textura |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #13,849 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “textura” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for textura is 7 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #13,849 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for textura, with forms such as "etxtura", "tetxura", and "textrua". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "tortura", "tesoura", "ternura", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is textura, spelled T-E-X-T-U-R-A.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de tecer
- 2propriedade de superfície associada ao toque
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etxtura,tetxura,textrua,texttura,textuar,texturra,texutra,texxtura,ttextura,txetura
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of textura - 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 “textura”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-E-X-T-U-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “tortura” - see the side-by-side comparison. textura vs tortura
- 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.