inadequado

/i.nɐ.de.ˈkwa.dʊ/

//i.nɐ.de.ˈkwa.dʊ// adj

The verdict

“inadequado” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,361. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,361
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-inadequado · inadequado · Portuguese

inadequado · rank #15,361 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,361
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH inexistente

Nearest frequency peer: inexistente (+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 “inadequado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “inadequado” 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
Key facts for inadequado
PropertyValue
Headwordinadequado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/i.nɐ.de.ˈkwa.dʊ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#15,361
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “inadequado”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “inexistente” (#15,362), “hero” (#15,354), “hamburgo” (#15,352). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “inadequado” fica em #15,361. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around inadequado (IPA /i.nɐ.de.ˈkwa.dʊ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,361 among 938 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que não é adequado".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for inadequado, with forms such as "iandequado", "inaddequado", and "inadeqaudo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 inadequado, spelled I-N-A-D-E-Q-U-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não é adequado

Synonyms

Antonyms

adequado

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iandequado
  • inaddequado
  • inadeqaudo
  • inadeqquado
  • inadequaddo
  • inadequaod
  • inadequdao
  • inadeuqado
  • inadqeuado
  • inaedquado
  • indaequado
  • innadequado
  • niadequado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iandequado2inaddequado1inadeqaudo2inadeqquado1inadequaddo1inadequaod2inadequdao2inadeuqado2
Edit distance from "inadequado"

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 "inadequado"?
"inadequado" is spelled I-N-A-D-E-Q-U-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /i.nɐ.de.ˈkwa.dʊ/.
What does "inadequado" mean?
As an adjective, "inadequado" means: que não é adequado
What are common misspellings of "inadequado"?
Common misspellings include "iandequado", "inaddequado", "inadeqaudo", "inadeqquado", "inadequaddo". The correct spelling is "inadequado".
How do you pronounce "inadequado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inadequado" is /i.nɐ.de.ˈkwa.dʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inadequado" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inadequado", 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 (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list