derivado
/dɨ.ɾi.ˈva.du/
The verdict
“derivado” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #8,037 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #8,037
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - originado
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 | derivado |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɨ.ɾi.ˈva.du/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #8,037 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “derivado” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for derivado is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨ.ɾi.ˈva.du/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,037 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for derivado, with forms such as "dderivado", "deirvado", and "deriavdo". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "deriva", "deitado", "dedicado", 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is derivado, spelled D-E-R-I-V-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1originado
- 2proveniente de
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: dderivado,deirvado,deriavdo,derivaddo,derivaod,derivdao,derivvado,derrivado,derviado,dreivado,edrivado
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of derivado - 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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Using “derivado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-R-I-V-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɨ.ɾi.ˈva.du/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “deriva” - see the side-by-side comparison. derivado vs deriva
- 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.