característico
/kɐ.ɾɐk.tɨ.ˈɾiʃ.ti.ku/
The verdict
“característico” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #16,240 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #16,240
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 14
- letters
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que caracteriza
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | característico |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /kɐ.ɾɐk.tɨ.ˈɾiʃ.ti.ku/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #16,240 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “característico” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for característico is 14 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐ.ɾɐk.tɨ.ˈɾiʃ.ti.ku/. Corpus data places it at rank #16,240 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 generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for característico, with forms such as "acracterístico", "caarcterístico", and "caraccterístico". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is característico, spelled C-A-R-A-C-T-E-R-Í-S-T-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1que caracteriza
- 2particular
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acracterístico,caarcterístico,caraccterístico,caracetrístico,caracterrístico,caractersítico,caracterísitco,caracterísstico,característcio,característicco,característioc,característtico,caracterítsico,caracteírstico,caractreístico,caractterístico,caratcerístico,carcaterístico,carracterístico,ccaracterístico,craacterístico
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of característico - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “característico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-R-A-C-T-E-R-Í-S-T-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɐ.ɾɐk.tɨ.ˈɾiʃ.ti.ku/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.