combate
/kõ.ˈba.tɨ/
The verdict
“combate” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,384 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,384
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de combater
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | combate |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kõ.ˈba.tɨ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,384 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “combate” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for combate is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kõ.ˈba.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,384 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for combate, with forms such as "ccombate", "cmobate", and "cobmate". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "comité", "compare", "combater", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is combate, spelled C-O-M-B-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de combater
- 2batalha entre exércitos organizados; recontro; episódio de uma guerra:
- 3encontro entre adversários em qualquer modalidade desportiva de luta:
- 4campanha contra ou a favor de uma ideia ou de uma causa:
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccombate,cmobate,cobmate,comabte,combaet,combatte,combbate,combtae,commbate,ocmbate
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of combate - 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 “combate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-M-B-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kõ.ˈba.tɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “comité” - see the side-by-side comparison. combate vs comité
- 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.