hint

noun

The verdict

“hint” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - toque (traço residual perceptível ao paladar, olfato ou à visão)

Corpus desk

Index PT-hint · hint · Portuguese

hint · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for hint
PropertyValue
Headwordhint
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “hint” em português

hintestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hint is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hint, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 hint, spelled H-I-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    toque (traço residual perceptível ao paladar, olfato ou à visão)
  2. 2
    toque (traço de sabor ou cheiro característico intrínseco de um alimento ou produto)
  3. 3
    toque (informação útil)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A hint, don't do it.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hint"?
"hint" is spelled H-I-N-T.
What does "hint" mean?
As a noun, "hint" means: toque (traço residual perceptível ao paladar, olfato ou à visão)
What language does "hint" come from?
"hint" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list