encostado

adj

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The verdict

“encostado” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #32,164. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,164
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que se apoiou

Corpus desk

Index PT-encostado · encostado · Portuguese

encostado · rank #32,164 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,164
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH enemy

Nearest frequency peer: enemy (+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 “encostado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “encostado” 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).

encostado vs encosto
78% similar
encostado vs encostar
78% similar

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

Key facts for encostado
PropertyValue
Headwordencostado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#32,164
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “encostado”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “enemy” (#32,165), “envenenar” (#32,169), “disparidade” (#32,155). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “encostado” fica em #32,164. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around encostado, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,164 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for encostado, with forms such as "ecnostado", "enccostado", and "encosatdo". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "encosto", "encostar", 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is encostado, spelled E-N-C-O-S-T-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se apoiou
  2. 2
    apoiado
  3. 3
    arrimado
  4. 4
    que não tem trabalho
  5. 5
    que tem contrato empregatício porém encontrando-se ocioso laboralmente por não ser dada oportunidade de desempenhar em relação a atividade profissional

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. fracasso caiu mais nas minhas costas e na do autor da novela, Bráulio Pedroso. Fiquei encostado e marginaliza-

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecnostado
  • enccostado
  • encosatdo
  • encosstado
  • encostaddo
  • encostaod
  • encostdao
  • encosttado
  • encotsado
  • encsotado
  • enncostado
  • enocstado
  • necostado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ecnostado2enccostado1encosatdo2encosstado1encostaddo1encostaod2encostdao2encosttado1
Edit distance from "encostado"

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 "encostado"?
"encostado" is spelled E-N-C-O-S-T-A-D-O.
What does "encostado" mean?
As an adjective, "encostado" means: que se apoiou
What words are commonly confused with "encostado"?
"encostado" is commonly confused with "encosto", "encostar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "encostado" come from?
"encostado" 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 "encostado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

envenenar#32,169estatueta#32,178desfalque#32,144freestyle#32,195

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Adalberto13 variantssinalizar13 variantssapatilha13 variantstimorense13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list