Daniel
/ˈdaːniːɛl/
The verdict
“Daniel” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,529. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,529
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,193
- “D” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Daniel
Corpus desk
Index PT-daniel · Daniel · Portuguese
Daniel · rank #1,529 · 8 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,529
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,193
- PHOTO-FINISH crítica
Nearest frequency peer: crítica (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Daniel”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- clima
clima
98,476 corpus weight
- conceito
conceito
98,474 corpus weight
- crítica
crítica
98,473 corpus weight
- Daniel
Daniel
98,472 corpus weight
- daquele
daquele
98,471 corpus weight
- doce
doce
98,469 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Daniel” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | Daniel |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdaːniːɛl/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,529 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Onde “Daniel” fica na frequência do português
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Daniel (IPA /ˈdaːniːɛl/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,529 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Daniel, with forms such as "adniel", "dainel", and "daneil". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "dantes", "Daniele", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is Daniel, spelled D-A-N-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1Daniel
- 2Livro de Daniel, (Buch Daniel) um dos livros do Antigo Testamento
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- adniel
- dainel
- daneil
- daniell
- danile
- danniel
- ddaniel
- dnaiel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Daniel - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Daniel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Daniel". Here's where to go from here.
- "Daniel" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "dantes". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,529 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.