ardente

//ɐɾ.ˈdẽ.tɨ// adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,697

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

ardente is anPortugueseadj. It means: caracterizado por sentimento intenso; fervente; ardoroso Pronounced /ɐɾ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/. Often confused with ausente and assente.

Key facts for ardente
PropertyValue
Headwordardente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/ɐɾ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,697
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ardente in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for ardente is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐɾ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #17,697 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for ardente, with forms such as "adrente", "arddente", and "ardenet". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "ausente", "assente", "atraente", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is ardente, spelled A-R-D-E-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    caracterizado por sentimento intenso; fervente; ardoroso
  2. 2
    que queima; quente

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: adrente,arddente,ardenet,ardennte,ardentte,ardetne,ardnete,arednte,arrdente,radente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ardente

Misspelling Variants of "ardente"

adrente7arddente8ardenet7ardennte8ardentte8ardetne7ardnete7arednte7
Misspelling Variants of "ardente"

Frequency rank: #17,697 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ardente"?
"ardente" is spelled A-R-D-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐɾ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/.
What does "ardente" mean?
As an adj, "ardente" means: caracterizado por sentimento intenso; fervente; ardoroso
What words are commonly confused with "ardente"?
"ardente" is commonly confused with "ausente", "assente", "atraente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ardente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ardente" is /ɐɾ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ardente" come from?
"ardente" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.