gratidão
/ɡɾɐ.ti.ˈdɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“gratidão” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #6,547 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,547
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - reconhecimento do bem recebido
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gratidão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɡɾɐ.ti.ˈdɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #6,547 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gratidão” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for gratidão is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɡɾɐ.ti.ˈdɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,547 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gratidão, with forms such as "gartidão", "ggratidão", and "graitdão". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "grávida", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 gratidão, spelled G-R-A-T-I-D-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1reconhecimento do bem recebido
- 2qualidade de grato
Synonyms
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: gartidão,ggratidão,graitdão,gratdião,gratiddão,gratidoã,gratiãdo,grattidão,grratidão,grtaidão,rgatidão
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gratidão - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “gratidão”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-R-A-T-I-D-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɡɾɐ.ti.ˈdɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “grávida” - see the side-by-side comparison. gratidão vs grávida
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.