intendente

/ĩ.tẽ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/

//ĩ.tẽ.ˈdẽ.tɨ// noun

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The verdict

“intendente” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #32,650. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,650
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - responsável pelo serviço de intendência

Corpus desk

Index PT-intendente · intendente · Portuguese

intendente · rank #32,650 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,650
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH inquieto

Nearest frequency peer: inquieto (-2 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 “intendente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “intendente” 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 intendente
PropertyValue
Headwordintendente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ĩ.tẽ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#32,650
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “intendente”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).intendentecai 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 “inquieto” (#32,648), “infusão” (#32,645), “Irineu” (#32,655). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “intendente” fica em #32,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around intendente (IPA /ĩ.tẽ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,650 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 intendente, with forms such as "inetndente", "inntendente", and "intednente". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is intendente, spelled I-N-T-E-N-D-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    responsável pelo serviço de intendência
  2. 2
    dirigente; administrador

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how intendente appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Apresentou-se ao intendente da polícia, pedindo providências para que se lhe entregasse sua filha.

This word in other languages

intendente(Español)intendant(Français)Intendant(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetndente
  • inntendente
  • intednente
  • intenddente
  • intendenet
  • intendennte
  • intendentte
  • intendetne
  • intendnete
  • intenednte
  • intenndente
  • intnedente
  • inttendente
  • itnendente
  • nitendente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inetndente2inntendente1intednente2intenddente1intendenet2intendennte1intendentte1intendetne2
Edit distance from "intendente"

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 "intendente"?
"intendente" is spelled I-N-T-E-N-D-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.tẽ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/.
What does "intendente" mean?
As a noun, "intendente" means: responsável pelo serviço de intendência
What are common misspellings of "intendente"?
Common misspellings include "inetndente", "inntendente", "intednente", "intenddente", "intendenet". The correct spelling is "intendente".
How do you pronounce "intendente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intendente" is /ĩ.tẽ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intendente" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list