exacerbado

adj

The verdict

“exacerbado” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #44,355. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,355
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estado de algo que passou por um processo de exacerbação

Corpus desk

Index PT-exacerbado · exacerbado · Portuguese

exacerbado · rank #44,355 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #44,355
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fales

Nearest frequency peer: Fales (+5 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 “exacerbado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “exacerbado” 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).

exacerbado vs exagerado
80% similar

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

Key facts for exacerbado
PropertyValue
Headwordexacerbado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#44,355
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “exacerbado”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).exacerbadocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Fales” (#44,360), “espectral” (#44,348), “esmero” (#44,347). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “exacerbado” fica em #44,355. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around exacerbado, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,355 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "estado de algo que passou por um processo de exacerbação".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for exacerbado, with forms such as "eaxcerbado", "exaccerbado", and "exacebrado". 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 also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "exagerado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 exacerbado, spelled E-X-A-C-E-R-B-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    estado de algo que passou por um processo de exacerbação

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O TJ entendeu que houve improbidade administrativa por uso exacerbado de combustível pago com dinheiro público para fins particulares e pela falta de prestação de contas.

Synonyms

agravadoexagerado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eaxcerbado
  • exaccerbado
  • exacebrado
  • exacerabdo
  • exacerbaddo
  • exacerbaod
  • exacerbbado
  • exacerbdao
  • exacerrbado
  • exacrebado
  • exaecrbado
  • excaerbado
  • exxacerbado
  • xeacerbado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eaxcerbado2exaccerbado1exacebrado2exacerabdo2exacerbaddo1exacerbaod2exacerbbado1exacerbdao2
Edit distance from "exacerbado"

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 "exacerbado"?
"exacerbado" is spelled E-X-A-C-E-R-B-A-D-O.
What does "exacerbado" mean?
As an adjective, "exacerbado" means: estado de algo que passou por um processo de exacerbação
What words are commonly confused with "exacerbado"?
"exacerbado" is commonly confused with "exagerado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "exacerbado" come from?
"exacerbado" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list