cliente

/kli.ˈẽ.tɨ/

//kli.ˈẽ.tɨ// noun

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The verdict

“cliente” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,084. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,084
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pessoa protegida

Corpus desk

Index PT-cliente · cliente · Portuguese

cliente · rank #2,084 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,084
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cheiro

Nearest frequency peer: cheiro (-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 “cliente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cliente” 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).

cliente vs clientela
78% similar
cliente vs cadente
71% similar
cliente vs clemente
75% similar

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

Key facts for cliente
PropertyValue
Headwordcliente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kli.ˈẽ.tɨ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,084
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cliente”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).clientecai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cheiro” (#2,083), “coleção” (#2,085), “canto” (#2,082). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cliente” fica em #2,084. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cliente (IPA /kli.ˈẽ.tɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,084 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cliente, with forms such as "ccliente", "cilente", and "cleinte". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "clientela", "cadente", "clemente", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is cliente, spelled C-L-I-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa protegida
  2. 2
    pessoa que confia a defesa de negócios seus a procurador ou advogado
  3. 3
    aquele que é tratado habitualmente por um médico
  4. 4
    pessoa que requer serviços mediante pagamento
  5. 5
    freguês; comprador
  6. 6
    pessoa que está comprando algo num estabelecimento comercial
  7. 7
    doente em relação ao médico

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. não consta que nas "casas de alterne" haja simultanemente clientes e clientas
  2. O mais importante é que o cliente valoriza o livro como instrumento de leitura reflexiva.

This word in other languages

customer(English)cliente(Español)client(Français)Kunde(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccliente
  • cilente
  • cleinte
  • clienet
  • cliennte
  • clientte
  • clietne
  • clinete
  • clliente
  • lciente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccliente1cilente2cleinte2clienet2cliennte1clientte1clietne2clinete2
Edit distance from "cliente"

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 "cliente"?
"cliente" is spelled C-L-I-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kli.ˈẽ.tɨ/.
What does "cliente" mean?
As a noun, "cliente" means: pessoa protegida
What words are commonly confused with "cliente"?
"cliente" is commonly confused with "clientela", "cadente", "clemente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cliente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cliente" is /kli.ˈẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cliente" come from?
"cliente" 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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

coleção#2,085recente#2,068perdido#2,061leitura#2,056

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

condição10 variantsretorno10 variantsRodrigo10 variantsesporte10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list