andavam

/ã.ˈda.vã(m)/

//ã.ˈda.vã(m)// verb

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The verdict

“andavam” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,193. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,193
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terceira pessoa do plural do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo andar

Corpus desk

Index PT-andavam · andavam · Portuguese

andavam · rank #23,193 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #23,193
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH APA

Nearest frequency peer: APA (+3 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 “andavam”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “andavam” 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).

andavam vs andava
86% similar

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

Key facts for andavam
PropertyValue
Headwordandavam
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ã.ˈda.vã(m)/
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,193
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “andavam”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).andavamcai 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 “APA” (#23,196), “alter” (#23,189), “ajustado” (#23,188). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “andavam” fica em #23,193. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around andavam (IPA /ã.ˈda.vã(m)/), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,193 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "terceira pessoa do plural do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo andar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for andavam, with forms such as "adnavam", "anadvam", and "andaavm". 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, "andava", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is andavam, spelled A-N-D-A-V-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    terceira pessoa do plural do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo andar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adnavam
  • anadvam
  • andaavm
  • andavamm
  • andavma
  • andavvam
  • anddavam
  • andvaam
  • anndavam
  • nadavam

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

adnavam2anadvam2andaavm2andavamm1andavma2andavvam1anddavam1andvaam2
Edit distance from "andavam"

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 "andavam"?
"andavam" is spelled A-N-D-A-V-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ã.ˈda.vã(m)/.
What does "andavam" mean?
As a verb, "andavam" means: terceira pessoa do plural do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo andar
What words are commonly confused with "andavam"?
"andavam" is commonly confused with "andava". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "andavam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "andavam" is /ã.ˈda.vã(m)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "andavam" come from?
"andavam" 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 "andavam", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

automação10 variantsazeitona10 variantstiveres10 variantsSolomon10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list