intermédio
/ĩ.tɨɾ.ˈmɛ.dju/
The verdict
“intermédio” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #12,089 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #12,089
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que está de permeio; que se interpôs
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intermédio |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ĩ.tɨɾ.ˈmɛ.dju/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #12,089 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “intermédio” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for intermédio is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩ.tɨɾ.ˈmɛ.dju/. Corpus data places it at rank #12,089 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que está de permeio; que se interpôs".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for intermédio, with forms such as "inetrmédio", "inntermédio", and "intemrédio". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is intermédio, spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-É-D-I-O.
Definition
- 1que está de permeio; que se interpôs
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: inetrmédio,inntermédio,intemrédio,intermdéio,intermmédio,interméddio,intermédoi,interméido,interrmédio,interémdio,intremédio,inttermédio,itnermédio,nitermédio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intermédio - 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 “intermédio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-T-E-R-M-É-D-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ĩ.tɨɾ.ˈmɛ.dju/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.