errado

/i.ˈRa.du/

//i.ˈRa.du// adj

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The verdict

“errado” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #697. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#697
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-errado · errado · Portuguese

errado · rank #697 · 6 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #697
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH colocar

Nearest frequency peer: colocar (-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 “errado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “errado” 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).

errado vs erro
67% similar
errado vs errar
67% similar
errado vs estado
67% similar

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

Key facts for errado
PropertyValue
Headworderrado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/i.ˈRa.du/
Letters6
Frequency rank#697
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “errado”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).erradocai 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 “colocar” (#696), “civil” (#695), “incluindo” (#699). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “errado” fica em #697. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around errado (IPA /i.ˈRa.du/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #697 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "incorreto".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for errado, with forms such as "erado", "erardo", and "erraddo". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "erro", "errar", "estado", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is errado, spelled E-R-R-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    incorreto

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O motorista tomou uma decisão errada e bateu o carro.

This word in other languages

wrong(English)erróneo(Español)mal(Français)falsch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erado
  • erardo
  • erraddo
  • erraod
  • errdao
  • rerado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of errado - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erado1erardo2erraddo1erraod2errdao2rerado2
Edit distance from "errado"

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 "errado"?
"errado" is spelled E-R-R-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /i.ˈRa.du/.
What does "errado" mean?
As an adjective, "errado" means: incorreto
What words are commonly confused with "errado"?
"errado" is commonly confused with "erro", "errar", "estado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "errado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "errado" is /i.ˈRa.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "errado" come from?
"errado" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "errado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

atual6 variantsacima6 variantsépoca6 variantshouve6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list