ibérico
/i.ˈbɛ.ɾi.ku/
The verdict
“ibérico” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #43,476 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #43,476
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativo à Ibéria
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ibérico |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /i.ˈbɛ.ɾi.ku/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #43,476 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ibérico” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for ibérico is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.ˈbɛ.ɾi.ku/. Corpus data places it at rank #43,476 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ibérico, with forms such as "biérico", "ibbérico", and "ibréico". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is ibérico, spelled I-B-É-R-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1relativo à Ibéria
- 2relativo à península hispânica
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: biérico,ibbérico,ibréico,ibéirco,ibércio,ibéricco,ibérioc,ibérrico,iébrico
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ibérico - 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 “ibérico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-B-É-R-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /i.ˈbɛ.ɾi.ku/ (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.