drop

verb

The verdict

“drop” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,264. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,264
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-drop · drop · Portuguese

drop · rank #17,264 · 6 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,264
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH donas

Nearest frequency peer: donas (-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 “drop”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “drop” 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).

drop vs duo
50% similar
drop vs duro
50% similar
drop vs do
50% similar

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

Key facts for drop
PropertyValue
Headworddrop
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters4
Frequency rank#17,264
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “drop”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.dropcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “donas” (#17,263), “empregar” (#17,268), “disfarce” (#17,259). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “drop” fica em #17,264. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around drop, averb. Corpus frequency is #17,264 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for drop, with forms such as "ddrop", "dorp", and "dropp". 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. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "duo", "duro", "do", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 drop, spelled D-R-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    descartar
  2. 2
    largar
  3. 3
    soltar
  4. 4
    remover
  5. 5
    abandonar
  6. 6
    soltar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. For the first few months, I enjoyed the positive atmosphere until one day when someone dropped a comment about what they would do if they got a child out of wedlock. I knew it was directed at me but I said nothing (Pelos primeiros poucos meses, eu apreciei a atmosfera positiva até um dia quando alguém soltou um comentário sobre o quê eles fariam se eles t…
  2. LZW compression support was dropped in TIFF version 6.0; because the compression algorithm is patented by Unysis Corporation (suporte a compressão LZW foi removido na versão 6.0 do TIFF; porquê o algoritmo de compressão é patenteado pela Unisys Corporation)

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddrop
  • dorp
  • dropp
  • drpo
  • drrop
  • rdop

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddrop1dorp2dropp1drpo2drrop1rdop2
Edit distance from "drop"

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 "drop"?
"drop" is spelled D-R-O-P.
What does "drop" mean?
As a verb, "drop" means: descartar
What words are commonly confused with "drop"?
"drop" is commonly confused with "duo", "duro", "do". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "drop" come from?
"drop" 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 "drop", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list