direito

//di.ˈɾɐj.tu// adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#262

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

direito is anPortugueseadj. It means: que segue ou se estende em linha reta Pronounced /di.ˈɾɐj.tu/. It ranks #262 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with direto and direct.

Key facts for direito
PropertyValue
Headworddireito
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/di.ˈɾɐj.tu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#262
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of direito in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for direito is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /di.ˈɾɐj.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #262 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for direito, with forms such as "ddireito", "dierito", and "direiot". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "direto", "direct", "dígito", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is direito, spelled D-I-R-E-I-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    que segue ou se estende em linha reta
  2. 2
    plano
  3. 3
    aprumado
  4. 4
    reto; íntegro

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddireito,dierito,direiot,direitto,diretio,dirieto,dirreito,drieito,idreito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for direito

Misspelling Variants of "direito"

ddireito8dierito7direiot7direitto8diretio7dirieto7dirreito8drieito7
Misspelling Variants of "direito"

Frequency rank: #262 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "direito"?
"direito" is spelled D-I-R-E-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /di.ˈɾɐj.tu/.
What does "direito" mean?
As an adj, "direito" means: que segue ou se estende em linha reta
What words are commonly confused with "direito"?
"direito" is commonly confused with "direto", "direct", "dígito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "direito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "direito" is /di.ˈɾɐj.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "direito" come from?
"direito" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter D in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.