zebra
The verdict
“zebra” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #19,600. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,600
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 42
- “Z” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mamífero semelhante ao cavalo que se distingue pelo fato de ter listras pretas ou marrom escuras alternadas com brancas
Corpus desk
Index PT-zebra · zebra · Portuguese
zebra · rank #19,600 · 7 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #19,600
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 42
- PHOTO-FINISH zap
Nearest frequency peer: zap (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “zebra”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- varrer
varrer
80,412 corpus weight
- wait
wait
80,407 corpus weight
- zap
zap
80,402 corpus weight
- zebra
zebra
80,401 corpus weight
- Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
80,400 corpus weight
- ártico
ártico
80,398 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “zebra” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zebra |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #19,600 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Onde “zebra” fica na frequência do português
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around zebra, anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,600 among 42 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for zebra, with forms such as "ezbra", "zbera", and "zebar". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "zero", "zorra", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is zebra, spelled Z-E-B-R-A.
Definition
- 1mamífero semelhante ao cavalo que se distingue pelo fato de ter listras pretas ou marrom escuras alternadas com brancas
- 2resultado inesperado em uma competição esportiva ou da loteria
- 3numa estrada, marcação às listras brancas indicando passagem para peões
- 4pequena plataforma angulada com baixa elevação que cobre as linhas de cortorno de certas margens de pista de corrida em trechos de frenagem próximos a curvas e que tem por função impedir o escape do automóvel ao servir-lhe de apoio
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zebra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A zebra é um cavalo branco de listras pretas ou um cavalo preto de listras brancas?
O São Caetano ganhar o campeonato nacional foi uma zebra monumental.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ezbra
- zbera
- zebar
- zebbra
- zebrra
- zerba
- zzebra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zebra - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zebra", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "zebra". Here's where to go from here.
- "zebra" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "zero". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #19,600 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "Z" letter cohort. Z–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.