equivalente
The verdict
“equivalente” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #4,228 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #4,228
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 11
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - igual em valor, medida, força, efeito, significado etc
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | equivalente |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #4,228 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “equivalente” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for equivalente is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #4,228 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 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for equivalente, with forms such as "eqiuvalente", "eqquivalente", and "equiavlente". 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. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is equivalente, spelled E-Q-U-I-V-A-L-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1igual em valor, medida, força, efeito, significado etc
- 2que corresponde em função, posição etc
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eqiuvalente,eqquivalente,equiavlente,equivaelnte,equivalenet,equivalennte,equivalentte,equivaletne,equivallente,equivalnete,equivlaente,equivvalente,equvialente,euqivalente,qeuivalente
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of equivalente - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 "equivalente"?
What does "equivalente" mean?
What are common misspellings of "equivalente"?
What language does "equivalente" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “equivalente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-Q-U-I-V-A-L-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- 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.