delineado

adj

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The verdict

“delineado” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #33,355. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,355
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - traçado; desenhado ou composto de modo preciso e esquemático

Corpus desk

Index PT-delineado · delineado · Portuguese

delineado · rank #33,355 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,355
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH descascar

Nearest frequency peer: descascar (+5 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 “delineado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “delineado” 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).

delineado vs delinear
78% similar
delineado vs delicado
78% similar

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

Key facts for delineado
PropertyValue
Headworddelineado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,355
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “delineado”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).delineadocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “descascar” (#33,360), “cortador” (#33,348), “convenientes” (#33,346). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “delineado” fica em #33,355. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around delineado, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,355 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for delineado, with forms such as "ddelineado", "deilneado", and "delienado". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "delinear", "delicado", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is delineado, spelled D-E-L-I-N-E-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    traçado; desenhado ou composto de modo preciso e esquemático
  2. 2
    que se delineou; que teve seus contornos e traços marcados
  3. 3
    rascunhado; escrito ou esboçado com pressa
  4. 4
    escrito ou demonstrado sucinta e objetivamente
  5. 5
    delimitado; cujos limites foram demarcados

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Olho delineado.
  2. Só tinha delineado o projeto.

Synonyms

delimitadoesboçadoilustradotraçado

Antonyms

confusodesarrumadodesordenado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddelineado
  • deilneado
  • delienado
  • delinaedo
  • delineaddo
  • delineaod
  • delinedao
  • delinneado
  • dellineado
  • delnieado
  • dleineado
  • edlineado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of delineado - 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.

ddelineado1deilneado2delienado2delinaedo2delineaddo1delineaod2delinedao2delinneado1
Edit distance from "delineado"

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 "delineado"?
"delineado" is spelled D-E-L-I-N-E-A-D-O.
What does "delineado" mean?
As an adjective, "delineado" means: traçado; desenhado ou composto de modo preciso e esquemático
What words are commonly confused with "delineado"?
"delineado" is commonly confused with "delinear", "delicado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "delineado" come from?
"delineado" 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 "delineado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

descascar#33,360character#33,325campestre#33,312escurecer#33,400

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

cortador12 variantsassimetria12 variantsalucinação12 variantsalmanaque12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list