tormenta

/tuɾ.ˈmẽ.tɐ/

//tuɾ.ˈmẽ.tɐ// noun

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The verdict

“tormenta” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #26,579. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,579
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tempestade forte

Corpus desk

Index PT-tormenta · tormenta · Portuguese

tormenta · rank #26,579 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,579
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH teleférico

Nearest frequency peer: teleférico (-4 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 “tormenta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tormenta” 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).

tormenta vs tormento
88% similar
tormenta vs torrente
75% similar

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

Key facts for tormenta
PropertyValue
Headwordtormenta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tuɾ.ˈmẽ.tɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,579
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tormenta”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).tormentacai 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 “teleférico” (#26,575), “tríade” (#26,586), “suspeitar” (#26,570). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tormenta” fica em #26,579. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around tormenta (IPA /tuɾ.ˈmẽ.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,579 among 917 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "tempestade forte".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for tormenta, with forms such as "otrmenta", "tomrenta", and "toremnta". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "tormento", "torrente", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is tormenta, spelled T-O-R-M-E-N-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    tempestade forte

This word in other languages

storm(English)tormenta(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otrmenta
  • tomrenta
  • toremnta
  • tormenat
  • tormennta
  • tormentta
  • tormetna
  • tormmenta
  • tormneta
  • torrmenta
  • tromenta
  • ttormenta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tormenta - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

otrmenta2tomrenta2toremnta2tormenat2tormennta1tormentta1tormetna2tormmenta1
Edit distance from "tormenta"

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 "tormenta"?
"tormenta" is spelled T-O-R-M-E-N-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /tuɾ.ˈmẽ.tɐ/.
What does "tormenta" mean?
As a noun, "tormenta" means: tempestade forte
What words are commonly confused with "tormenta"?
"tormenta" is commonly confused with "tormento", "torrente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tormenta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tormenta" is /tuɾ.ˈmẽ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tormenta" come from?
"tormenta" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

sanatório12 variantsclitóris12 variantsconsolar12 variantsdestreza12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list