documento

/du.ku.ˈmẽ.tu/

//du.ku.ˈmẽ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“documento” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,971 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,971
frequency rank, Portuguese
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - qualquer registro de informações, independentemente do formato ou suporte

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

documento vs documental
80% similar
documento vs documentar
80% similar

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

Key facts for documento
PropertyValue
Headworddocumento
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/du.ku.ˈmẽ.tu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,971
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “documento” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). documento lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for documento is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /du.ku.ˈmẽ.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,971 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for documento, with forms such as "dcoumento", "ddocumento", and "doccumento". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "documental", "documentar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is documento, spelled D-O-C-U-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualquer registro de informações, independentemente do formato ou suporte
  2. 2
    tudo o que serve para provar
  3. 3
    qualquer objeto elaborado pelo homem para reproduzir ou representar pessoa, coisa ou fato
  4. 4
    testemunho; confirmação
  5. 5
    genitália, órgão sexual masculino ou feminino
  6. 6
    pequeno pedaço de papel com informações que identifica uma pessoa

Synonyms

carteira de identidadeidentidaderegistro geralRG

This word in other languages

document(English)documento(Español)document(Français)Dokument(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dcoumento,ddocumento,doccumento,docmuento,docuemnto,documennto,documenot,documentto,documetno,docummento,documneto,doucmento,odcumento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dcoumento2ddocumento1doccumento1docmuento2docuemnto2documennto1documenot2documentto1
Edit distance from "documento"

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 "documento"?
"documento" is spelled D-O-C-U-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /du.ku.ˈmẽ.tu/.
What does "documento" mean?
As a noun, "documento" means: qualquer registro de informações, independentemente do formato ou suporte
What words are commonly confused with "documento"?
"documento" is commonly confused with "documental", "documentar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "documento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "documento" is /du.ku.ˈmẽ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "documento" come from?
"documento" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “documento”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-O-C-U-M-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /du.ku.ˈmẽ.tu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “documental” - see the side-by-side comparison. documento vs documental
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list