history

/ˈhɪs.tə.ɹi/, /ˈhɪs.tɹi/

//ˈhɪs.tə.ɹi/, /ˈhɪs.tɹi// noun

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The verdict

“history” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,507. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,507
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - história, ciência ou disciplina que estuda o homem e sua ação no tempo e no espaço, concomitante à análise de processos e eventos passados:

Corpus desk

Index PT-history · history · Portuguese

history · rank #9,507 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,507
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH importação

Nearest frequency peer: importação (+3 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 “history”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “history” 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).

history vs história
63% similar
history vs histoire
75% similar

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

Key facts for history
PropertyValue
Headwordhistory
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈhɪs.tə.ɹi/, /ˈhɪs.tɹi/
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,507
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “history”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).historycai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “importação” (#9,510), “gelada” (#9,503), “fôlego” (#9,502). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “history” fica em #9,507. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around history (IPA /ˈhɪs.tə.ɹi/, /ˈhɪs.tɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,507 among 409 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for history, with forms such as "hhistory", "hisotry", and "hisstory". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "história", "histoire", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is history, spelled H-I-S-T-O-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    história, ciência ou disciplina que estuda o homem e sua ação no tempo e no espaço, concomitante à análise de processos e eventos passados:
  2. 2
    drama histórico, um dos três principais gêneros da obra de Shakespeare:
  3. 3
    história, conjunto ou sequência de acontecimentos passados:
  4. 4
    história, estória, narrativa:
  5. 5
    histórico, historial:
  6. 6
    histórico, registro de sítios e páginas visitadas em um navegador:
  7. 7
    drama histórico, peça neste gênero teatral:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Formerly a high school history teacher, she is presently a radio talk show host in the United States.
  2. Traditionally, Shakespeare's 37 plays are divided into the genres of comedy, tragedy, and history.

Synonyms

chroniclestorytale

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhistory
  • hisotry
  • hisstory
  • historry
  • historyy
  • histoyr
  • histroy
  • histtory
  • hitsory
  • hsitory
  • ihstory

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of history - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhistory1hisotry2hisstory1historry1historyy1histoyr2histroy2histtory1
Edit distance from "history"

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 "history"?
"history" is spelled H-I-S-T-O-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɪs.tə.ɹi/, /ˈhɪs.tɹi/.
What does "history" mean?
As a noun, "history" means: história, ciência ou disciplina que estuda o homem e sua ação no tempo e no espaço, concomitante à análise de processos e eventos passados:
What words are commonly confused with "history"?
"history" is commonly confused with "história", "histoire". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "history"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "history" is /ˈhɪs.tə.ɹi/, /ˈhɪs.tɹi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "history" come from?
"history" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "history", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

injeção#9,512journal#9,515ofender#9,544prático#9,560

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

elefante11 variantscolorido11 variantscerâmica11 variantscearense11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list