detrás
/dɨ.ˈtɾaʃ/
The verdict
“detrás” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,172. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,172
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,193
- “D” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - na parte posterior
Corpus desk
Index PT-detras · detrás · Portuguese
detrás · rank #10,172 · 9 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,172
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,193
- PHOTO-FINISH destacado
Nearest frequency peer: destacado (-2 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 “detrás”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- delgado
delgado
89,834 corpus weight
- desafiar
desafiar
89,833 corpus weight
- destacado
destacado
89,831 corpus weight
- detrás
detrás
89,829 corpus weight
- educar
educar
89,824 corpus weight
- elo
elo
89,823 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “detrás” 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 | detrás |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /dɨ.ˈtɾaʃ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #10,172 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “detrás” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around detrás (IPA /dɨ.ˈtɾaʃ/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #10,172 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for detrás, with forms such as "ddetrás", "dertás", and "detrrás". 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, "deveras", "degrau", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is detrás, spelled D-E-T-R-Á-S.
Definition
- 1na parte posterior
- 2depois
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddetrás
- dertás
- detrrás
- detrsá
- detráss
- dettrás
- detárs
- dterás
- edtrás
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of detrás - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "detrás", 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 (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "detrás". Here's where to go from here.
- "detrás" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "deveras". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #10,172 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.