distante

/diʃ.ˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

//diʃ.ˈtɐ̃.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“distante” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,468. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,468
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - longe

Corpus desk

Index PT-distante · distante · Portuguese

distante · rank #3,468 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,468
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH DVD

Nearest frequency peer: DVD (+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 “distante”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “distante” 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).

distante vs distinto
75% similar
distante vs diante
75% similar
distante vs diamante
75% similar

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

Key facts for distante
PropertyValue
Headworddistante
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/diʃ.ˈtɐ̃.tɨ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,468
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “distante”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).distantecai 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 “DVD” (#3,470), “elevado” (#3,471), “ensaio” (#3,472). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “distante” fica em #3,468. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around distante (IPA /diʃ.ˈtɐ̃.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,468 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for distante, with forms such as "ddistante", "disatnte", and "disstante". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "distinto", "diante", "diamante", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is distante, spelled D-I-S-T-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    longe
  2. 2
    alienado

This word in other languages

distant(English)loin(Français)entfernt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddistante
  • disatnte
  • disstante
  • distanet
  • distannte
  • distantte
  • distatne
  • distnate
  • disttante
  • ditsante
  • dsitante
  • idstante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddistante1disatnte2disstante1distanet2distannte1distantte1distatne2distnate2
Edit distance from "distante"

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 "distante"?
"distante" is spelled D-I-S-T-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /diʃ.ˈtɐ̃.tɨ/.
What does "distante" mean?
As an adjective, "distante" means: longe
What words are commonly confused with "distante"?
"distante" is commonly confused with "distinto", "diante", "diamante". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "distante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "distante" is /diʃ.ˈtɐ̃.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "distante" come from?
"distante" 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 "distante", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

paciência12 variantsreligioso12 variantscidadania12 variantscombater12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list