curte

noun

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The verdict

“curte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,413. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,413
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ação de relacionar-se amorosamente, ter troca de carícias e se curtir sem compromisso

Corpus desk

Index PT-curte · curte · Portuguese

curte · rank #12,413 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,413
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cry

Nearest frequency peer: cry (-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 “curte”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “curte” 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).

curte vs cut
60% similar
curte vs cute
80% similar
curte vs custo
60% similar

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

Key facts for curte
PropertyValue
Headwordcurte
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,413
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “curte”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cry” (#12,412), “coxa” (#12,410), “constar” (#12,409). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “curte” fica em #12,413. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around curte, anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,413 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ação de relacionar-se amorosamente, ter troca de carícias e se curtir sem compromisso".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for curte, with forms such as "ccurte", "crute", and "curet". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cut", "cute", "custo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is curte, spelled C-U-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ação de relacionar-se amorosamente, ter troca de carícias e se curtir sem compromisso

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. As câmaras captaram algo que não era suposto, durante a "curte" de Guilherme e Tati em 'A Fazenda 11'. (revista Flash de 12 de outubro de 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20240623201200/https://www.flash.pt/celebridades/detalhe/oops
  2. Para ele, atingido pelo ardiloso Cupido da banca, tudo não terá passado de uma curte de Verão.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccurte
  • crute
  • curet
  • currte
  • curtte
  • cutre
  • ucrte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of curte - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccurte1crute2curet2currte1curtte1cutre2ucrte2
Edit distance from "curte"

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 "curte"?
"curte" is spelled C-U-R-T-E.
What does "curte" mean?
As a noun, "curte" means: ação de relacionar-se amorosamente, ter troca de carícias e se curtir sem compromisso
What words are commonly confused with "curte"?
"curte" is commonly confused with "cut", "cute", "custo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "curte" come from?
"curte" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

burra#12,384Jules#12,473Latin#12,477temor#12,349

Similar misspelling depth

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

otário7 variantsprosa7 variantsmirim7 variantslibra7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list