diário

/ˈdja.ɾju/

//ˈdja.ɾju// adj

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The verdict

“diário” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,488. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,488
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que se repete todos os dias; cotidiano

Corpus desk

Index PT-diario · diário · Portuguese

diário · rank #1,488 · 7 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,488
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH existência

Nearest frequency peer: existência (+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 “diário”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “diário” 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).

diário vs diurno
67% similar
diário vs diabo
50% similar
diário vs dardo
50% similar

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

Key facts for diário
PropertyValue
Headworddiário
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈdja.ɾju/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,488
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “diário”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).diáriocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “existência” (#1,489), “foco” (#1,491), “buscar” (#1,484). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “diário” fica em #1,488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around diário (IPA /ˈdja.ɾju/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,488 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que se repete todos os dias; cotidiano".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for diário, with forms such as "ddiário", "diráio", and "diáiro". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "diurno", "diabo", "dardo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is diário, spelled D-I-Á-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se repete todos os dias; cotidiano

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A lufa-lufa diária é cansativa.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiário
  • diráio
  • diáiro
  • diároi
  • diárrio
  • dáirio
  • idário

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddiário1diráio2diáiro2diároi2diárrio1dáirio2idário2
Edit distance from "diário"

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 "diário"?
"diário" is spelled D-I-Á-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdja.ɾju/.
What does "diário" mean?
As an adjective, "diário" means: que se repete todos os dias; cotidiano
What words are commonly confused with "diário"?
"diário" is commonly confused with "diurno", "diabo", "dardo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "diário"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diário" is /ˈdja.ɾju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diário" come from?
"diário" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

buscar#1,484google#1,493humana#1,494jardim#1,495

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

carros7 variantsbeber7 variantsclima7 variantsobter7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list