apartheid
/ɐ.paɾ.ˈtajd/
The verdict
“apartheid” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #19,054. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,054
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4,352
- “A” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - política oficial de segregação racial estabelecida na África do Sul, durante quase todo século XX.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apartheid |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ.paɾ.ˈtajd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #19,054 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apartheid” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around apartheid (IPA /ɐ.paɾ.ˈtajd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,054 among 4,352 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for apartheid, with forms such as "aaprtheid", "aparhteid", and "aparrtheid". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is apartheid, spelled A-P-A-R-T-H-E-I-D.
Definition
- 1política oficial de segregação racial estabelecida na África do Sul, durante quase todo século XX.
- 2qualquer segregação racial.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aaprtheid
- aparhteid
- aparrtheid
- apartehid
- aparthedi
- apartheidd
- aparthheid
- aparthied
- aparttheid
- apatrheid
- appartheid
- apratheid
- paartheid
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apartheid - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “apartheid”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-P-A-R-T-H-E-I-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.paɾ.ˈtajd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.