idiota

/ɪ.ʤɪ.ˈɔ.tɐ/, /ɪ.ˈʤɔ.tɐ/

//ɪ.ʤɪ.ˈɔ.tɐ/, /ɪ.ˈʤɔ.tɐ// adj

The verdict

“idiota” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,191. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,191
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que diz ou faz tolices

Corpus desk

Index PT-idiota · idiota · Portuguese

idiota · rank #2,191 · 7 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,191
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH horrível

Nearest frequency peer: horrível (-1 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “idiota”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “idiota” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

idiota vs idioma
83% similar

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

Key facts for idiota
PropertyValue
Headwordidiota
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɪ.ʤɪ.ˈɔ.tɐ/, /ɪ.ˈʤɔ.tɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,191
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Onde “idiota” fica na frequência do português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).idiotacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “horrível” (#2,190), “imaginar” (#2,192), “horizonte” (#2,189). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around idiota (IPA /ɪ.ʤɪ.ˈɔ.tɐ/, /ɪ.ˈʤɔ.tɐ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,191 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for idiota, with forms such as "diiota", "iddiota", and "idioat". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "idioma", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 idiota, spelled I-D-I-O-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    que diz ou faz tolices
  2. 2
    que possui caráter simplório

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • diiota
  • iddiota
  • idioat
  • idiotta
  • iditoa
  • idoita
  • iidota

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of idiota - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

diiota2iddiota1idioat2idiotta1iditoa2idoita2iidota2
Edit distance from "idiota"

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 "idiota"?
"idiota" is spelled I-D-I-O-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪ.ʤɪ.ˈɔ.tɐ/, /ɪ.ˈʤɔ.tɐ/.
What does "idiota" mean?
As an adjective, "idiota" means: que diz ou faz tolices
What words are commonly confused with "idiota"?
"idiota" is commonly confused with "idioma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "idiota"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "idiota" is /ɪ.ʤɪ.ˈɔ.tɐ/, /ɪ.ˈʤɔ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "idiota" come from?
"idiota" 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 "idiota", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "idiota". Here's where to go from here.

  • This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "idioma". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #2,191 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Portuguese words in the "I" letter cohort. I–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list