always
The verdict
“always” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #11,989 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #11,989
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sempre
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 | always |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #11,989 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “always” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for always is 6 letters long, classified as an adverb. Corpus data places it at rank #11,989 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sempre".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for always, with forms such as "alawys", "allways", and "alwasy". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "away", "alas", "aliás", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is always, spelled A-L-W-A-Y-S.
Definition
- 1sempre
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: alawys,allways,alwasy,alwayss,alwayys,alwways,alwyas,awlays,laways
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of always - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “always”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-L-W-A-Y-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “away” - see the side-by-side comparison. always vs away
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.