gradual

/ɡɾɐ.ˈdwaɫ/

//ɡɾɐ.ˈdwaɫ// adj

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The verdict

“gradual” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,350. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,350
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-gradual · gradual · Portuguese

gradual · rank #15,350 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #15,350
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH hamburgo

Nearest frequency peer: hamburgo (+2 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 “gradual”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gradual” 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).

gradual vs graduar
86% similar

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

Key facts for gradual
PropertyValue
Headwordgradual
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɡɾɐ.ˈdwaɫ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,350
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “gradual”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).gradualcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “hamburgo” (#15,352), “hero” (#15,354), “inadequado” (#15,361). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “gradual” fica em #15,350. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around gradual (IPA /ɡɾɐ.ˈdwaɫ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,350 among 521 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for gradual, with forms such as "gardual", "ggradual", and "gradaul". 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, "graduar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is gradual, spelled G-R-A-D-U-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem graduação
  2. 2
    que se faz por graus
  3. 3
    por etapas
  4. 4
    Progressivo

This word in other languages

gradual(English)graduel(Français)graduell(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gardual
  • ggradual
  • gradaul
  • graddual
  • graduall
  • gradula
  • graudal
  • grdaual
  • grradual
  • rgadual

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

gardual2ggradual1gradaul2graddual1graduall1gradula2graudal2grdaual2
Edit distance from "gradual"

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 "gradual"?
"gradual" is spelled G-R-A-D-U-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɾɐ.ˈdwaɫ/.
What does "gradual" mean?
As an adjective, "gradual" means: que tem graduação
What words are commonly confused with "gradual"?
"gradual" is commonly confused with "graduar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gradual"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gradual" is /ɡɾɐ.ˈdwaɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gradual" come from?
"gradual" 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 "gradual", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kingdom#15,372estante#15,327egoísmo#15,319marquês#15,389

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

nominal10 variantschurch10 variantssintoma10 variantstumulto10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list