doente

adj

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The verdict

“doente” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,318. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,318
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que tem a saúde alterada

Corpus desk

Index PT-doente · doente · Portuguese

doente · rank #2,318 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,318
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH disco

Nearest frequency peer: disco (-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 “doente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “doente” 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).

doente vs dote
67% similar
doente vs done
67% similar
doente vs donde
67% similar

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

Key facts for doente
PropertyValue
Headworddoente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,318
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “doente”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.doentecai 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 “disco” (#2,317), “dura” (#2,319), “escala” (#2,320). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “doente” fica em #2,318. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around doente, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,318 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for doente, with forms such as "ddoente", "deonte", and "doenet". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "dote", "done", "donde", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 doente, spelled D-O-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem a saúde alterada
  2. 2
    enfermo
  3. 3
    que sofre; que padece
  4. 4
    débil; fraco
  5. 5
    de saúde frágil
  6. 6
    doentio
  7. 7
    que é em muito alto grau

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ela é fã doente dessa banda.

Synonyms

encarangadomalecho

Antonyms

saudável

This word in other languages

ill(English)enfermo(Español)malade(Français)krank(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddoente
  • deonte
  • doenet
  • doennte
  • doentte
  • doetne
  • donete
  • odente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddoente1deonte2doenet2doennte1doentte1doetne2donete2odente2
Edit distance from "doente"

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 "doente"?
"doente" is spelled D-O-E-N-T-E.
What does "doente" mean?
As an adjective, "doente" means: que tem a saúde alterada
What words are commonly confused with "doente"?
"doente" is commonly confused with "dote", "done", "donde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "doente" come from?
"doente" 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.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

escala#2,320Felipe#2,323método#2,334objeto#2,335

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

ocasião8 variantsórgãos8 variantsterreno8 variantsassumir8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list