grandeza

noun

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The verdict

“grandeza” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,347. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,347
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade ou propriedade do que é grande, extenso em comprimento, largura, altura, volume; amplidão, vastidão

Corpus desk

Index PT-grandeza · grandeza · Portuguese

grandeza · rank #9,347 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,347
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH genebra

Nearest frequency peer: genebra (-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 “grandeza”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “grandeza” 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).

grandeza vs grande
75% similar

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

Key facts for grandeza
PropertyValue
Headwordgrandeza
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,347
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “grandeza”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).grandezacai 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 “genebra” (#9,345), “hambúrguer” (#9,349), “Félix” (#9,344). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “grandeza” fica em #9,347. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around grandeza, anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,347 among 521 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for grandeza, with forms such as "garndeza", "ggrandeza", and "gradneza". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "grande", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is grandeza, spelled G-R-A-N-D-E-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade ou propriedade do que é grande, extenso em comprimento, largura, altura, volume; amplidão, vastidão
  2. 2
    qualidade do que é grandioso, imponente; grandiosidade, magnificência
  3. 3
    qualidade ou propriedade do que se pode tornar maior ou menor
  4. 4
    caráter do que tem grande importância, relevo, valor
  5. 5
    nobreza de sentimentos; magnanimidade; coragem
  6. 6
    superioridade decorrente do poder de autoridade, de influência etc.
  7. 7
    (Derivação: por extensão de sentido) supremacia, domínio
  8. 8
    conjunto de bens materiais; esplendor, fausto, abundância (frequentemente usado no plural)
  9. 9
    expectativa exagerada em relação às próprias realizações e/ou possibilidades
  10. 10
    título de honra outrora atribuído a certos soberanos e aos grandes do reino
  11. 11
    título honorífico atribuído, em alguns países, a nobres e a altos dignitários eclesiásticos
  12. 12
    denominação substituída por magnitude
  13. 13
    valor (ou medida) associado a um objeto matemático (por exemplo, a área, o ângulo etc.)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A grandeza da ilha de Marajó.
  2. A grandeza da floresta Amazônica.

Synonyms

magnificênciaprodigalidadeardil

Antonyms

baixezapequenezardil

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garndeza
  • ggrandeza
  • gradneza
  • granddeza
  • grandeaz
  • grandezza
  • grandzea
  • granedza
  • granndeza
  • grnadeza
  • grrandeza
  • rgandeza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

garndeza2ggrandeza1gradneza2granddeza1grandeaz2grandezza1grandzea2granedza2
Edit distance from "grandeza"

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 "grandeza"?
"grandeza" is spelled G-R-A-N-D-E-Z-A.
What does "grandeza" mean?
As a noun, "grandeza" means: qualidade ou propriedade do que é grande, extenso em comprimento, largura, altura, volume; amplidão, vastidão
What words are commonly confused with "grandeza"?
"grandeza" is commonly confused with "grande". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "grandeza" come from?
"grandeza" 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 "grandeza", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

herdeiro#9,351eventual#9,337escassez#9,333epidemia#9,332

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

compaixão12 variantsperiferia12 variantssubmeter12 variantstrindade12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list