ambulante

/ɐ̃.bu.ˈlɐ̃.tɨ/

//ɐ̃.bu.ˈlɐ̃.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“ambulante” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,251. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,251
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que diz respeito à ambulância, à errância;

Corpus desk

Index PT-ambulante · ambulante · Portuguese

ambulante · rank #15,251 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,251
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH ally

Nearest frequency peer: ally (-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 “ambulante”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ambulante” 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 ambulante
PropertyValue
Headwordambulante
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɐ̃.bu.ˈlɐ̃.tɨ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,251
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ambulante”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ambulantecai 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 “ally” (#15,249), “ansiosamente” (#15,253), “alcoolismo” (#15,248). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “ambulante” fica em #15,251. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around ambulante (IPA /ɐ̃.bu.ˈlɐ̃.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,251 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ambulante, with forms such as "abmulante", "ambbulante", and "ambluante". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is ambulante, spelled A-M-B-U-L-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que diz respeito à ambulância, à errância;
  2. 2
    que não cria raízes, não tem residência fixa;
  3. 3
    que anda de terra em terra; que não tem estabelecimento:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Os artistas de circo são vendedores ambulantes de magia e ilusão.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abmulante
  • ambbulante
  • ambluante
  • ambualnte
  • ambulanet
  • ambulannte
  • ambulantte
  • ambulatne
  • ambullante
  • ambulnate
  • ammbulante
  • amublante
  • mabulante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ambulante - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abmulante2ambbulante1ambluante2ambualnte2ambulanet2ambulannte1ambulantte1ambulatne2
Edit distance from "ambulante"

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 "ambulante"?
"ambulante" is spelled A-M-B-U-L-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ̃.bu.ˈlɐ̃.tɨ/.
What does "ambulante" mean?
As an adjective, "ambulante" means: que diz respeito à ambulância, à errância;
What are common misspellings of "ambulante"?
Common misspellings include "abmulante", "ambbulante", "ambluante", "ambualnte", "ambulanet". The correct spelling is "ambulante".
How do you pronounce "ambulante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ambulante" is /ɐ̃.bu.ˈlɐ̃.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ambulante" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

baterista#15,267cuidadoso#15,301retribuir#15,197desativar#15,306

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

discípulo13 variantsprisional13 variantselementar13 variantsescritura13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list