inútil
/i.ˈnu.tiɫ/
The verdict
“inútil” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,542. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,542
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 938
- “I” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não é útil, sem utilidade
Corpus desk
Index PT-inutil · inútil · Portuguese
inútil · rank #5,542 · 8 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,542
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 938
- PHOTO-FINISH fortuna
Nearest frequency peer: fortuna (-4 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 “inútil”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- facilidade
facilidade
94,467 corpus weight
- fortalecer
fortalecer
94,464 corpus weight
- fortuna
fortuna
94,463 corpus weight
- inútil
inútil
94,459 corpus weight
- livrar
livrar
94,451 corpus weight
- mando
mando
94,450 corpus weight
What this shows “inútil” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inútil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /i.ˈnu.tiɫ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #5,542 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “inútil”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around inútil (IPA /i.ˈnu.tiɫ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,542 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for inútil, with forms such as "innútil", "intúil", and "inúitl". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is inútil, spelled I-N-Ú-T-I-L.
Definition
- 1que não é útil, sem utilidade
- 2improfícuo
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how inútil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A dúvida é o preço da pureza, e é inútil ter certeza.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- innútil
- intúil
- inúitl
- inútill
- inútli
- inúttil
- iúntil
- niútil
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inútil - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inútil", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).