altitude

/aɫ.ti.ˈtu.dɨ/

//aɫ.ti.ˈtu.dɨ// noun

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The verdict

“altitude” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,368. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,368
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - altura em relação ao nível médio das águas do mar

Corpus desk

Index PT-altitude · altitude · Portuguese

altitude · rank #6,368 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,368
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH alívio

Nearest frequency peer: alívio (+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 “altitude”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “altitude” 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).

altitude vs atitude
88% similar

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

Key facts for altitude
PropertyValue
Headwordaltitude
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/aɫ.ti.ˈtu.dɨ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,368
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “altitude”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.altitudecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “alívio” (#6,369), “africanos” (#6,366), “adicionar” (#6,365). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “altitude” fica em #6,368. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around altitude (IPA /aɫ.ti.ˈtu.dɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,368 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "altura em relação ao nível médio das águas do mar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for altitude, with forms such as "alittude", "alltitude", and "altitdue". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "atitude", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is altitude, spelled A-L-T-I-T-U-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    altura em relação ao nível médio das águas do mar

This word in other languages

altitude(English)altitud(Español)altitude(Français)Höhe(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alittude
  • alltitude
  • altitdue
  • altittude
  • altitudde
  • altitued
  • altiutde
  • alttitude
  • alttiude
  • atlitude
  • latitude

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

alittude2alltitude1altitdue2altittude1altitudde1altitued2altiutde2alttitude1
Edit distance from "altitude"

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 "altitude"?
"altitude" is spelled A-L-T-I-T-U-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /aɫ.ti.ˈtu.dɨ/.
What does "altitude" mean?
As a noun, "altitude" means: altura em relação ao nível médio das águas do mar
What words are commonly confused with "altitude"?
"altitude" is commonly confused with "atitude". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "altitude"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "altitude" is /aɫ.ti.ˈtu.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "altitude" come from?
"altitude" 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 "altitude", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aparente#6,371variação#6,356tatuagem#6,350comparar#6,390

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

contínuo11 variantsdecoração11 variantshabitação11 variantsperfeição11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list