turbina

noun

The verdict

“turbina” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #26,234. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,234
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,850
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - equipamento que serve para captar e converter energia mecânica e térmica contida em um fluido, em trabalho de eixo

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

turbina vs turba
71% similar
turbina vs termina
71% similar

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

Key facts for turbina
PropertyValue
Headwordturbina
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,234
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “turbina” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). turbina lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around turbina, anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,234 among 1,850 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "equipamento que serve para captar e converter energia mecânica e térmica contida em um fluido, em trabalho de eixo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for turbina, with forms such as "trubina", "tturbina", and "tubrina". 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, "turba", "termina", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is turbina, spelled T-U-R-B-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    equipamento que serve para captar e converter energia mecânica e térmica contida em um fluido, em trabalho de eixo

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • trubina
  • tturbina
  • tubrina
  • turbbina
  • turbian
  • turbinna
  • turbnia
  • turibna
  • turrbina
  • utrbina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of turbina - 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.

trubina2tturbina1tubrina2turbbina1turbian2turbinna1turbnia2turibna2
Edit distance from "turbina"

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 "turbina"?
"turbina" is spelled T-U-R-B-I-N-A.
What does "turbina" mean?
As a noun, "turbina" means: equipamento que serve para captar e converter energia mecânica e térmica contida em um fluido, em trabalho de eixo
What words are commonly confused with "turbina"?
"turbina" is commonly confused with "turba", "termina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "turbina" come from?
"turbina" 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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Using “turbina”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-U-R-B-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “turba” - see the side-by-side comparison. turbina vs turba
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list