imprevisto

/ĩ.pɾɨ.ˈviʃ.tu/

//ĩ.pɾɨ.ˈviʃ.tu// adj

The verdict

“imprevisto” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #27,132. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,132
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - não previsto

Corpus desk

Index PT-imprevisto · imprevisto · Portuguese

imprevisto · rank #27,132 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,132
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH ilegítimo

Nearest frequency peer: ilegítimo (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “imprevisto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “imprevisto” 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).

imprevisto vs improviso
80% similar
imprevisto vs imprecisão
80% similar

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

Key facts for imprevisto
PropertyValue
Headwordimprevisto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ĩ.pɾɨ.ˈviʃ.tu/
Letters10
Frequency rank#27,132
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “imprevisto”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ilegítimo” (#27,131), “ie” (#27,130), “hidratante” (#27,125). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “imprevisto” fica em #27,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around imprevisto (IPA /ĩ.pɾɨ.ˈviʃ.tu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,132 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for imprevisto, with forms such as "immprevisto", "impervisto", and "impprevisto". 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, "improviso", "imprecisão", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 imprevisto, spelled I-M-P-R-E-V-I-S-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    não previsto
  2. 2
    desacautelado

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immprevisto
  • impervisto
  • impprevisto
  • impreivsto
  • imprevisot
  • imprevissto
  • imprevistto
  • imprevitso
  • imprevsito
  • imprevvisto
  • imprrevisto
  • imprveisto
  • imrpevisto
  • ipmrevisto
  • miprevisto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of imprevisto - 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.

immprevisto1impervisto2impprevisto1impreivsto2imprevisot2imprevissto1imprevistto1imprevitso2
Edit distance from "imprevisto"

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 "imprevisto"?
"imprevisto" is spelled I-M-P-R-E-V-I-S-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.pɾɨ.ˈviʃ.tu/.
What does "imprevisto" mean?
As an adjective, "imprevisto" means: não previsto
What words are commonly confused with "imprevisto"?
"imprevisto" is commonly confused with "improviso", "imprecisão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imprevisto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imprevisto" is /ĩ.pɾɨ.ˈviʃ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imprevisto" come from?
"imprevisto" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list