alarde

/ɐ.ˈlaɾ.dɨ/

//ɐ.ˈlaɾ.dɨ// noun

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The verdict

“alarde” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #29,575. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,575
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de alardear

Corpus desk

Index PT-alarde · alarde · Portuguese

alarde · rank #29,575 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,575
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aglomerado

Nearest frequency peer: aglomerado (-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 “alarde”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “alarde” 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).

alarde vs alude
67% similar
alarde vs alarme
83% similar
alarde vs alado
67% similar

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

Key facts for alarde
PropertyValue
Headwordalarde
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.ˈlaɾ.dɨ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,575
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “alarde”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “aglomerado” (#29,573), “anticristo” (#29,581), “antídoto” (#29,582). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “alarde” fica em #29,575. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around alarde (IPA /ɐ.ˈlaɾ.dɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,575 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for alarde, with forms such as "aalrde", "aladre", and "alardde". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "alude", "alarme", "alado", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is alarde, spelled A-L-A-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de alardear
  2. 2
    aparato, ostentação, jactância
  3. 3
    vanglória

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Fazia alarde da fortuna.

Synonyms

alardeamento

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aalrde
  • aladre
  • alardde
  • alared
  • alarrde
  • allarde
  • alrade
  • laarde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aalrde2aladre2alardde1alared2alarrde1allarde1alrade2laarde2
Edit distance from "alarde"

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 "alarde"?
"alarde" is spelled A-L-A-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈlaɾ.dɨ/.
What does "alarde" mean?
As a noun, "alarde" means: ato ou efeito de alardear
What words are commonly confused with "alarde"?
"alarde" is commonly confused with "alude", "alarme", "alado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alarde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alarde" is /ɐ.ˈlaɾ.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alarde" come from?
"alarde" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arrumo#29,587calção#29,621squash#29,529Cirilo#29,636

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list