uretra
/ʊˈɾɛ.tɾɐ/
The verdict
“uretra” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #40,835. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #40,835
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 345
- “U” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - canal que parte da bexiga e termina no pénis/pênis ou na vulva, por onde passa a urina (e, no caso dos machos, o esperma):
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | uretra |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʊˈɾɛ.tɾɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #40,835 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “uretra” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around uretra (IPA /ʊˈɾɛ.tɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,835 among 345 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "canal que parte da bexiga e termina no pénis/pênis ou na vulva, por onde passa a urina (e, no caso dos machos, o esperma):".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for uretra, with forms such as "ruetra", "uertra", and "urerta". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is uretra, spelled U-R-E-T-R-A.
Definition
- 1canal que parte da bexiga e termina no pénis/pênis ou na vulva, por onde passa a urina (e, no caso dos machos, o esperma):
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ruetra
- uertra
- urerta
- uretar
- uretrra
- urettra
- urretra
- urtera
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of uretra - 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.
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 “uretra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is U-R-E-T-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʊˈɾɛ.tɾɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.