dick
/ˈdɪk/ ouvir^(fonte ?)
The verdict
“dick” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,607. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,607
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,193
- “D” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grosso, espesso
Corpus desk
Index PT-dick · dick · Portuguese
dick · rank #8,607 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,607
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,193
- PHOTO-FINISH dirigente
Nearest frequency peer: dirigente (+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.
Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “dick”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- decisivo
decisivo
91,401 corpus weight
- densidade
densidade
91,398 corpus weight
- dick
dick
91,394 corpus weight
- dirigente
dirigente
91,392 corpus weight
- ditado
ditado
91,390 corpus weight
- dourada
dourada
91,387 corpus weight
What this shows “dick” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
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 | dick |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈdɪk/ ouvir^(fonte ?) |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #8,607 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “dick”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around dick (IPA /ˈdɪk/ ouvir^(fonte ?)), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,607 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for dick, with forms such as "dcik", "ddick", and "dicck". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "diz", "die", "Dio", and more, 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, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is dick, spelled D-I-C-K.
Definition
- 1grosso, espesso
- 2denso
- 3gordo
- 4inchado
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- dcik
- ddick
- dicck
- dickk
- dikc
- idck
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dick - 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dick", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).