expediente

/ɐjʃ.pɨ.ˈdjẽ.tɨ/

//ɐjʃ.pɨ.ˈdjẽ.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“expediente” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,806. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,806
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se daquilo que resolve um problema ou um embaraço

Corpus desk

Index PT-expediente · expediente · Portuguese

expediente · rank #15,806 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,806
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH enriquecer

Nearest frequency peer: enriquecer (-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 “expediente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “expediente” 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).

expediente vs experiente
90% similar
expediente vs excedente
80% similar

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

Key facts for expediente
PropertyValue
Headwordexpediente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɐjʃ.pɨ.ˈdjẽ.tɨ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#15,806
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “expediente”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “enriquecer” (#15,801), “encenação” (#15,800), “feias” (#15,812). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “expediente” fica em #15,806. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around expediente (IPA /ɐjʃ.pɨ.ˈdjẽ.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,806 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "diz-se daquilo que resolve um problema ou um embaraço".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for expediente, with forms such as "epxediente", "exepdiente", and "expdeiente". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "experiente", "excedente", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is expediente, spelled E-X-P-E-D-I-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se daquilo que resolve um problema ou um embaraço

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxediente
  • exepdiente
  • expdeiente
  • expeddiente
  • expedeinte
  • expedienet
  • expediennte
  • expedientte
  • expedietne
  • expedinete
  • expeidente
  • exppediente
  • exxpediente
  • xepediente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epxediente2exepdiente2expdeiente2expeddiente1expedeinte2expedienet2expediennte1expedientte1
Edit distance from "expediente"

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 "expediente"?
"expediente" is spelled E-X-P-E-D-I-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐjʃ.pɨ.ˈdjẽ.tɨ/.
What does "expediente" mean?
As an adjective, "expediente" means: diz-se daquilo que resolve um problema ou um embaraço
What words are commonly confused with "expediente"?
"expediente" is commonly confused with "experiente", "excedente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "expediente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expediente" is /ɐjʃ.pɨ.ˈdjẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "expediente" come from?
"expediente" 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?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

enriquecer#15,801fisiologia#15,814edificação#15,796recomendar#15,904

Similar misspelling depth

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

serenidade14 variantsastronomia14 variantsfragmento14 variantsextermínio14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list