hereditário
/e.ɾɨ.di.ˈta.ɾju/
The verdict
“hereditário” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #38,306 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #38,306
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 11
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que se transmite por direito de sucessão
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hereditário |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /e.ɾɨ.di.ˈta.ɾju/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #38,306 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hereditário” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for hereditário is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /e.ɾɨ.di.ˈta.ɾju/. Corpus data places it at rank #38,306 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for hereditário, with forms such as "ehreditário", "heerditário", and "herdeitário". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 hereditário, spelled H-E-R-E-D-I-T-Á-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1que se transmite por direito de sucessão
- 2que passa aos descendentes
- 3diz-se em sentido análogo das doenças que passam dos pais para os filhos
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ehreditário,heerditário,herdeitário,heredditário,hereditráio,heredittário,hereditáiro,hereditároi,hereditárrio,herediátrio,heredtiário,hereidtário,herreditário,hhereditário,hreeditário
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hereditário - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “hereditário”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is H-E-R-E-D-I-T-Á-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /e.ɾɨ.di.ˈta.ɾju/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.