ditadura

/di.tɐ.ˈdu.ɾɐ/

//di.tɐ.ˈdu.ɾɐ// noun

The verdict

“ditadura” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,135. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,135
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - governo de um ditador

Corpus desk

Index PT-ditadura · ditadura · Portuguese

ditadura · rank #3,135 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,135
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH disposição

Nearest frequency peer: disposição (-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 “ditadura”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ditadura” 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
Key facts for ditadura
PropertyValue
Headwordditadura
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/di.tɐ.ˈdu.ɾɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,135
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ditadura”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “disposição” (#3,134), “elemento” (#3,136), “elenco” (#3,137). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “ditadura” fica em #3,135. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around ditadura (IPA /di.tɐ.ˈdu.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,135 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ditadura, with forms such as "dditadura", "diatdura", and "ditaddura". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is ditadura, spelled D-I-T-A-D-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    governo de um ditador
  2. 2
    autoridade absoluta
  3. 3
    modo de governar segundo o qual o poder central e a burocracia estatal não respeitam a segurança jurídica, a representatividade popular na elaboração das leis, e as liberdades e garantias individuais
  4. 4
    forma de governo em que todos os poderes se concentram nas mãos de um indivíduo, de um grupo, de uma assembleia, de um partido, ou de uma classe

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A pior democracia é melhor que a melhor ditadura. (Ruy Barbosa)

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dditadura
  • diatdura
  • ditaddura
  • ditadrua
  • ditaduar
  • ditadurra
  • ditaudra
  • ditdaura
  • dittadura
  • dtiadura
  • idtadura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dditadura1diatdura2ditaddura1ditadrua2ditaduar2ditadurra1ditaudra2ditdaura2
Edit distance from "ditadura"

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 "ditadura"?
"ditadura" is spelled D-I-T-A-D-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /di.tɐ.ˈdu.ɾɐ/.
What does "ditadura" mean?
As a noun, "ditadura" means: governo de um ditador
What are common misspellings of "ditadura"?
Common misspellings include "dditadura", "diatdura", "ditaddura", "ditadrua", "ditaduar". The correct spelling is "ditadura".
How do you pronounce "ditadura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ditadura" is /di.tɐ.ˈdu.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ditadura" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list