idade
/i.ˈda.dɨ/
The verdict
“idade” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #618 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #618
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - número de anos decorridos desde o nascimento de alguém
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 | idade |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /i.ˈda.dɨ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #618 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “idade” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for idade is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.ˈda.dɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #618 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for idade, with forms such as "diade", "iadde", and "idadde". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "idle", "image", "irado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is idade, spelled I-D-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1número de anos decorridos desde o nascimento de alguém
- 2época histórica (ex.: Idade da Pedra, Idade do Bronze)
- 3parte de um período:
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: diade,iadde,idadde,idaed,iddade,iddae
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of idade - 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.
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 “idade”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-D-A-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /i.ˈda.dɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “idle” - see the side-by-side comparison. idade vs idle
- 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.