vela

/ˈvɛ.lɐ/

//ˈvɛ.lɐ// noun

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The verdict

“vela” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,478. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,478
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - peça de brim ou lona que, presa às vergas de um mastro ou ao próprio mastro da embarcação, impele esta com a ajuda do vento

Corpus desk

Index PT-vela · vela · Portuguese

vela · rank #5,478 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,478
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH vanessa

Nearest frequency peer: vanessa (-2 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 “vela”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vela” 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).

vela vs ver
50% similar
vela vs vez
50% similar
vela vs via
50% similar

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

Key facts for vela
PropertyValue
Headwordvela
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvɛ.lɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,478
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “vela”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).velacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “vanessa” (#5,476), “3D” (#5,482), “testemunho” (#5,472). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “vela” fica em #5,478. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around vela (IPA /ˈvɛ.lɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,478 among 501 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for vela, with forms such as "evla", "veal", and "vella". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ver", "vez", "via", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is vela, spelled V-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    peça de brim ou lona que, presa às vergas de um mastro ou ao próprio mastro da embarcação, impele esta com a ajuda do vento
  2. 2
    navio, nau, embarcação
  3. 3
    pano que se prende aos braços dos moinhos de vento
  4. 4
    desporto náutico praticado em embarcações a vela¹
  5. 5
    ato de velar ou vigiar
  6. 6
    indivíduo que fica de vigia
  7. 7
    privação do sono durante a noite
  8. 8
    rolo cilíndrico de cera ou de outra substância gordurosa e combustível com um pavio ao centro que serve para iluminar
  9. 9
    espécie de sonda que se introduz nos orifícios naturais do organismo e serve de veículo a vários medicamentos
  10. 10
    forma farmacêutica introduzível pela uretra
  11. 11
    dispositivo que se encaixa à cabeça do cilindro em um [motor] de combustão interna e inflama a mistura comprimida de ar e combustível por meio de uma centelha elétrica
  12. 12
    cilindro oco, feito de material poroso, que serve para purificar impurezas da água destinada para consumo
  13. 13
    antiga unidade de medida de intensidade luminosa

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how vela appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 'stamos em pleno mar... Abrindo as velas Ao quente arfar das vibrações marinhas, Veleiro brigue corre à flor dos mares, Como roçam na vaga as andorinhas...

Synonyms

panoiatismosentinelaveladavigíliavigiasentinelavigiacíriocandeiaignitorvela de ignição

This word in other languages

sail(English)vela(Español)voile(Français)Segel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evla
  • veal
  • vella
  • vlea
  • vvela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evla2veal2vella1vlea2vvela1
Edit distance from "vela"

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 "vela"?
"vela" is spelled V-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɛ.lɐ/.
What does "vela" mean?
As a noun, "vela" means: peça de brim ou lona que, presa às vergas de um mastro ou ao próprio mastro da embarcação, impele esta com a ajuda do vento
What words are commonly confused with "vela"?
"vela" is commonly confused with "ver", "vez", "via". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vela" is /ˈvɛ.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vela" come from?
"vela" 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 "vela", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

soma#5,467cana#5,503hill#5,434osso#5,563

Similar misspelling depth

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

adoção5 variantspano5 variantsburro5 variantsselo5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list