daily

/ˈdeɪli/

//ˈdeɪli// adj

The verdict

“daily” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #8,876 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#8,876
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - diário, que acontece todo dia

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

daily vs day
60% similar
daily vs dal
60% similar
daily vs dali
60% similar

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

Key facts for daily
PropertyValue
Headworddaily
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈdeɪli/
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,876
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “daily” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). daily lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for daily is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈdeɪli/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,876 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "diário, que acontece todo dia".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for daily, with forms such as "adily", "dailly", and "dailyy". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "day", "dal", "dali", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is daily, spelled D-A-I-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    diário, que acontece todo dia

Synonyms

quotidian

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: adily,dailly,dailyy,daiyl,daliy,ddaily,dialy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

adily2dailly1dailyy1daiyl2daliy2ddaily1dialy2
Edit distance from "daily"

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 "daily"?
"daily" is spelled D-A-I-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdeɪli/.
What does "daily" mean?
As an adjective, "daily" means: diário, que acontece todo dia
What words are commonly confused with "daily"?
"daily" is commonly confused with "day", "dal", "dali". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "daily"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "daily" is /ˈdeɪli/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "daily" come from?
"daily" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “daily”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-A-I-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈdeɪli/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “day” - see the side-by-side comparison. daily vs day
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list