distal

adj

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The verdict

“distal” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #44,817. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,817
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que se localiza longe do ponto de origem

Corpus desk

Index PT-distal · distal · Portuguese

distal · rank #44,817 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,817
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH dissimulação

Nearest frequency peer: dissimulação (-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 “distal”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “distal” 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).

distal vs dita
67% similar
distal vs disto
67% similar
distal vs ditar
67% similar

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

Key facts for distal
PropertyValue
Headworddistal
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,817
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “distal”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).distalcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “dissimulação” (#44,816), “dissimulado” (#44,815), “disparate” (#44,813). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “distal” fica em #44,817. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around distal, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,817 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for distal, with forms such as "ddistal", "disatl", and "disstal". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "dita", "disto", "ditar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is distal, spelled D-I-S-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se localiza longe do ponto de origem
  2. 2
    espacialmente distante
  3. 3
    remoto

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Os dedos formam a porção distal da mão

Antonyms

proximal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddistal
  • disatl
  • disstal
  • distall
  • distla
  • disttal
  • ditsal
  • dsital
  • idstal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of distal - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddistal1disatl2disstal1distall1distla2disttal1ditsal2dsital2
Edit distance from "distal"

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 "distal"?
"distal" is spelled D-I-S-T-A-L.
What does "distal" mean?
As an adjective, "distal" means: que se localiza longe do ponto de origem
What words are commonly confused with "distal"?
"distal" is commonly confused with "dita", "disto", "ditar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "distal" come from?
"distal" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

engodo#44,833fronha#44,867bósnio#44,732bilião#44,716

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

enojado9 variantsavareza9 variantsafinado9 variantsmultar9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list