angry

adj

The verdict

“angry” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #26,270 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#26,270
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - irritado, com raiva, zangado, furioso, colérico

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

angry vs any
60% similar
angry vs antro
60% similar
angry vs ange
60% similar

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

Key facts for angry
PropertyValue
Headwordangry
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,270
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “angry” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). angry lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for angry is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #26,270 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for angry, with forms such as "agnry", "anggry", and "angrry". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "any", "antro", "ange", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is angry, spelled A-N-G-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    irritado, com raiva, zangado, furioso, colérico
  2. 2
    inflamado, dolorido, grave, profundo
  3. 3
    ameaçador, que tem nuvens pesadas e escuras

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: agnry,anggry,angrry,angryy,angyr,anngry,anrgy,nagry

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agnry2anggry1angrry1angryy1angyr2anngry1anrgy2nagry2
Edit distance from "angry"

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 "angry"?
"angry" is spelled A-N-G-R-Y.
What does "angry" mean?
As an adjective, "angry" means: irritado, com raiva, zangado, furioso, colérico
What words are commonly confused with "angry"?
"angry" is commonly confused with "any", "antro", "ange". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "angry" come from?
"angry" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “angry”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-N-G-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “any” - see the side-by-side comparison. angry vs any
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list