embaixador
/ẽ.baj.ʃɐ.ˈdoɾ/
The verdict
“embaixador” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #4,556 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,556
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - representante oficial de um país
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | embaixador |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ẽ.baj.ʃɐ.ˈdoɾ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #4,556 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “embaixador” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for embaixador is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ẽ.baj.ʃɐ.ˈdoɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,556 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for embaixador, with forms such as "ebmaixador", "emabixador", and "embaiaxdor". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is embaixador, spelled E-M-B-A-I-X-A-D-O-R.
Definition
- 1representante oficial de um país
- 2na carreira diplomática, título de ministro de primeira classe
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ebmaixador,emabixador,embaiaxdor,embaixaddor,embaixadorr,embaixadro,embaixaodr,embaixdaor,embaixxador,embaxiador,embbaixador,embiaxador,emmbaixador,mebaixador
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of embaixador - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “embaixador”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-M-B-A-I-X-A-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ẽ.baj.ʃɐ.ˈdoɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.