determine

/dɪˈtɜːmɪn/

//dɪˈtɜːmɪn// verb

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The verdict

“determine” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #28,165. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,165
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - determinar

Corpus desk

Index PT-determine · determine · Portuguese

determine · rank #28,165 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,165
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH devorar

Nearest frequency peer: devorar (+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 “determine”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “determine” 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).

determine vs determinar
80% similar

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

Key facts for determine
PropertyValue
Headworddetermine
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɪˈtɜːmɪn/
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,165
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “determine”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.determinecai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “devorar” (#28,166), “destinar” (#28,163), “débil” (#28,176). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “determine” fica em #28,165. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around determine (IPA /dɪˈtɜːmɪn/), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,165 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for determine, with forms such as "ddetermine", "deetrmine", and "detemrine". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "determinar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is determine, spelled D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    determinar
  2. 2
    definir

Synonyms

ascertain

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddetermine
  • deetrmine
  • detemrine
  • deterimne
  • determien
  • determinne
  • determmine
  • determnie
  • deterrmine
  • detremine
  • dettermine
  • dteermine
  • edtermine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddetermine1deetrmine2detemrine2deterimne2determien2determinne1determmine1determnie2
Edit distance from "determine"

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 "determine"?
"determine" is spelled D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪˈtɜːmɪn/.
What does "determine" mean?
As a verb, "determine" means: determinar
What words are commonly confused with "determine"?
"determine" is commonly confused with "determinar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "determine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "determine" is /dɪˈtɜːmɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "determine" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

corromper#28,144estreitar#28,193exaustivo#28,196futurista#28,212

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

deformação13 variantsestagnação13 variantslegitimar13 variantsvarejista13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list