docente

/du.ˈsẽ.tɨ/

//du.ˈsẽ.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“docente” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,756. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,756
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo a professor

Corpus desk

Index PT-docente · docente · Portuguese

docente · rank #8,756 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,756
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH emitido

Nearest frequency peer: emitido (+4 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 “docente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “docente” 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).

docente vs doente
86% similar
docente vs dormente
75% similar
docente vs dente
71% similar

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

Key facts for docente
PropertyValue
Headworddocente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/du.ˈsẽ.tɨ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,756
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “docente”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).docentecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “emitido” (#8,760), “espionagem” (#8,762), “demos” (#8,749). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “docente” fica em #8,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around docente (IPA /du.ˈsẽ.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,756 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "relativo a professor".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for docente, with forms such as "dcoente", "ddocente", and "doccente". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "doente", "dormente", "dente", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 docente, spelled D-O-C-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo a professor

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Teremos um corpo docente fixo e outra parte móvel.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcoente
  • ddocente
  • doccente
  • docenet
  • docennte
  • docentte
  • docetne
  • docnete
  • doecnte
  • odcente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of docente - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

dcoente2ddocente1doccente1docenet2docennte1docentte1docetne2docnete2
Edit distance from "docente"

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 "docente"?
"docente" is spelled D-O-C-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /du.ˈsẽ.tɨ/.
What does "docente" mean?
As an adjective, "docente" means: relativo a professor
What words are commonly confused with "docente"?
"docente" is commonly confused with "doente", "dormente", "dente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "docente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "docente" is /du.ˈsẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "docente" come from?
"docente" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

emitido#8,760estadia#8,763deitado#8,746exagero#8,767

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

joelhos10 variantsparóquia10 variantsqueimado10 variantssensual10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list