grávida
/ˈɡɾa.vi.dɐ/
The verdict
“grávida” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #3,772 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,772
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - estado resultante da fecundação do óvulo pelo espermatozoide, e que envolve o desenvolvimento no útero, do feto gerado, até a hora de sua retirada
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 | grávida |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡɾa.vi.dɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #3,772 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “grávida” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for grávida is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɡɾa.vi.dɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,772 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for grávida, with forms such as "ggrávida", "grrávida", and "grváida". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "gravura", "guarida", "gravidez", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is grávida, spelled G-R-Á-V-I-D-A.
Definition
- 1estado resultante da fecundação do óvulo pelo espermatozoide, e que envolve o desenvolvimento no útero, do feto gerado, até a hora de sua retirada
- 2mulher gestante
- 3fêmea que está à espera de bebê
- 4prenhe
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ggrávida,grrávida,grváida,gráivda,grávdia,gráviad,grávidda,grávvida,gárvida,rgávida
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grávida - 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 “grávida”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-R-Á-V-I-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɡɾa.vi.dɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “gravura” - see the side-by-side comparison. grávida vs gravura
- 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.