toalha

/ˈtwa.ʎɐ/

//ˈtwa.ʎɐ// noun

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The verdict

“toalha” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,843. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,843
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pano apropriado para cobrir a mesa onde se come

Corpus desk

Index PT-toalha · toalha · Portuguese

toalha · rank #7,843 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,843
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH their

Nearest frequency peer: their (-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 “toalha”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “toalha” 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).

toalha vs tola
67% similar
toalha vs tocha
67% similar
toalha vs tralha
83% similar

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

Key facts for toalha
PropertyValue
Headwordtoalha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtwa.ʎɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,843
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “toalha”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).toalhacai 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 “their” (#7,842), “torcer” (#7,844), “transferir” (#7,845). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “toalha” fica em #7,843. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around toalha (IPA /ˈtwa.ʎɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,843 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for toalha, with forms such as "otalha", "taolha", and "toahla". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "tola", "tocha", "tralha", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is toalha, spelled T-O-A-L-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pano apropriado para cobrir a mesa onde se come
  2. 2
    pano próprio para enxugar o corpo ou qualquer parte dele
  3. 3
    peça de pano, geralmente com rendas, para cobrir o altar

This word in other languages

tablecloth(English)mantel(Español)nappe(Français)Tischtuch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otalha
  • taolha
  • toahla
  • toalah
  • toalhha
  • toallha
  • tolaha
  • ttoalha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

otalha2taolha2toahla2toalah2toalhha1toallha1tolaha2ttoalha1
Edit distance from "toalha"

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 "toalha"?
"toalha" is spelled T-O-A-L-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtwa.ʎɐ/.
What does "toalha" mean?
As a noun, "toalha" means: pano apropriado para cobrir a mesa onde se come
What words are commonly confused with "toalha"?
"toalha" is commonly confused with "tola", "tocha", "tralha". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "toalha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "toalha" is /ˈtwa.ʎɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "toalha" come from?
"toalha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

torcer#7,844sertão#7,834afetar#7,855atento#7,864

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

assessor8 variantspirata8 variantsnatação8 variantscitação8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list