doubt

noun

The verdict

“doubt” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #36,855. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,855
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-doubt · doubt · Portuguese

doubt · rank #36,855 · 7 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,855
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH dicção

Nearest frequency peer: dicção (-6 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 “doubt”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “doubt” 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).

doubt vs dub
60% similar
doubt vs doula
60% similar
doubt vs dot
60% similar

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

Key facts for doubt
PropertyValue
Headworddoubt
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#36,855
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “doubt”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).doubtcai 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 “dicção” (#36,849), “dynamic” (#36,861), “dínamo” (#36,862). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “doubt” fica em #36,855. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around doubt, anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,855 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "dúvida".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for doubt, with forms such as "ddoubt", "dobut", and "doubbt". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "dub", "doula", "dot", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is doubt, spelled D-O-U-B-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    dúvida

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. I have no doubt, that the civil and criminal charges are true.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddoubt
  • dobut
  • doubbt
  • doubtt
  • doutb
  • duobt
  • odubt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddoubt1dobut2doubbt1doubtt1doutb2duobt2odubt2
Edit distance from "doubt"

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 "doubt"?
"doubt" is spelled D-O-U-B-T.
What does "doubt" mean?
As a noun, "doubt" means: dúvida
What words are commonly confused with "doubt"?
"doubt" is commonly confused with "dub", "doula", "dot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "doubt" come from?
"doubt" 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 "doubt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list