ambiente

noun

The verdict

“ambiente” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #780. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#780
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lugar, espaço, recinto

Corpus desk

Index PT-ambiente · ambiente · Portuguese

ambiente · rank #780 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #780
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH ti

Nearest frequency peer: ti (-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 “ambiente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ambiente” 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 ambiente
PropertyValue
Headwordambiente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#780
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ambiente”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ambientecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ti” (#779), “chama” (#781), “show” (#778). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “ambiente” fica em #780. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around ambiente, anoun. Corpus frequency is #780 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ambiente, with forms such as "abmiente", "ambbiente", and "ambeinte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 ambiente, spelled A-M-B-I-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    lugar, espaço, recinto
  2. 2
    tudo aquilo que envolve os seres vivos ou as coisas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A fumaça dos veículos contamina o ar do ambiente.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abmiente
  • ambbiente
  • ambeinte
  • ambienet
  • ambiennte
  • ambientte
  • ambietne
  • ambinete
  • amibente
  • ammbiente
  • mabiente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ambiente - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abmiente2ambbiente1ambeinte2ambienet2ambiennte1ambientte1ambietne2ambinete2
Edit distance from "ambiente"

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 "ambiente"?
"ambiente" is spelled A-M-B-I-E-N-T-E.
What does "ambiente" mean?
As a noun, "ambiente" means: lugar, espaço, recinto
What are common misspellings of "ambiente"?
Common misspellings include "abmiente", "ambbiente", "ambeinte", "ambienet", "ambiennte". The correct spelling is "ambiente".
What language does "ambiente" come from?
"ambiente" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list