interior
/ĩ.tɨ.ˈɾjoɾ/
The verdict
“interior” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #987 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #987
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - refere-se à parte de dentro de alguma coisa
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 | interior |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ĩ.tɨ.ˈɾjoɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #987 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “interior” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for interior is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩ.tɨ.ˈɾjoɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #987 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for interior, with forms such as "inetrior", "innterior", and "inteiror". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "interno", "internar", "inserir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
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 interior, spelled I-N-T-E-R-I-O-R.
Definition
- 1refere-se à parte de dentro de alguma coisa
- 2espaço entre os limites de
- 3que se refere à alma, à natureza moral
- 4usado sob outras roupas
- 5que não tem acesso à luz devido à sua localização
- 6que pode se referir à parte de dentro de um órgão ou cavidade corporal
- 7relativo à vida espiritual ou mental
- 8relativo a assuntos internos de um país, estado, cidade, empresa etc.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: inetrior,innterior,inteiror,interiorr,interiro,interoir,interrior,intreior,intterior,itnerior,niterior
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interior - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “interior”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-T-E-R-I-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ĩ.tɨ.ˈɾjoɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “interno” - see the side-by-side comparison. interior vs interno
- 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.