breve

/ˈbɾɛ.vɨ/

//ˈbɾɛ.vɨ// adj

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The verdict

“breve” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,270. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,270
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que dura pouco

Corpus desk

Index PT-breve · breve · Portuguese

breve · rank #1,270 · 7 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,270
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH Argentina

Nearest frequency peer: Argentina (-1 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 “breve”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “breve” 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).

breve vs bee
60% similar
breve vs bebê
40% similar
breve vs bege
60% similar

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

Key facts for breve
PropertyValue
Headwordbreve
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈbɾɛ.vɨ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,270
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “breve”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).brevecai 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 “Argentina” (#1,269), “chance” (#1,271), “ciência” (#1,272). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “breve” fica em #1,270. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around breve (IPA /ˈbɾɛ.vɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,270 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for breve, with forms such as "bbreve", "berve", and "breev". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "bee", "bebê", "bege", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 breve, spelled B-R-E-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que dura pouco
  2. 2
    de pequena extensão
  3. 3
    próximo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Quarde-o para poder usar em um futuro breve.

This word in other languages

short(English)breve(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbreve
  • berve
  • breev
  • brevve
  • brreve
  • brvee
  • rbeve

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbreve1berve2breev2brevve1brreve1brvee2rbeve2
Edit distance from "breve"

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 "breve"?
"breve" is spelled B-R-E-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɾɛ.vɨ/.
What does "breve" mean?
As an adjective, "breve" means: que dura pouco
What words are commonly confused with "breve"?
"breve" is commonly confused with "bee", "bebê", "bege". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "breve"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "breve" is /ˈbɾɛ.vɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "breve" come from?
"breve" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

troca#1,264preto#1,255penso#1,253hotel#1,241

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

doença7 variantsefeito7 variantscasal7 variantsbasta7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list