adolescente

/ɐ.du.lɨʃ.ˈsẽ.tɨ/

//ɐ.du.lɨʃ.ˈsẽ.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“adolescente” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,859. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,859
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que adolesce

Corpus desk

Index PT-adolescente · adolescente · Portuguese

adolescente · rank #2,859 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,859
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH anúncio

Nearest frequency peer: anúncio (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “adolescente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “adolescente” 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
Key facts for adolescente
PropertyValue
Headwordadolescente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɐ.du.lɨʃ.ˈsẽ.tɨ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#2,859
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “adolescente”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).adolescentecai 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 “anúncio” (#2,860), “verificar” (#2,857), “arquitetura” (#2,861). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “adolescente” fica em #2,859. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around adolescente (IPA /ɐ.du.lɨʃ.ˈsẽ.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,859 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for adolescente, with forms such as "addolescente", "adloescente", and "adoelscente". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is adolescente, spelled A-D-O-L-E-S-C-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que adolesce
  2. 2
    diz-se daquilo ou daquele que está na adolescência

This word in other languages

adolescent(English)adolescente(Español)adolescent(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addolescente
  • adloescente
  • adoelscente
  • adolecsente
  • adolesccente
  • adolescenet
  • adolescennte
  • adolescentte
  • adolescetne
  • adolescnete
  • adolesecnte
  • adolesscente
  • adollescente
  • adolsecente
  • aodlescente
  • daolescente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

addolescente1adloescente2adoelscente2adolecsente2adolesccente1adolescenet2adolescennte1adolescentte1
Edit distance from "adolescente"

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 "adolescente"?
"adolescente" is spelled A-D-O-L-E-S-C-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.du.lɨʃ.ˈsẽ.tɨ/.
What does "adolescente" mean?
As an adjective, "adolescente" means: que adolesce
What are common misspellings of "adolescente"?
Common misspellings include "addolescente", "adloescente", "adoelscente", "adolecsente", "adolesccente". The correct spelling is "adolescente".
How do you pronounce "adolescente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adolescente" is /ɐ.du.lɨʃ.ˈsẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adolescente" come from?
"adolescente" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arquitetura#2,861expectativa#2,879determinado#2,831instrumento#2,780

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

dificuldade16 variantsestabelecer16 variantsrestaurante16 variantsbrincadeira16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list