irregular
The verdict
“irregular” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #9,206 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #9,206
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que não tem regularidade, quebrando uma série, um padrão
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | irregular |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #9,206 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “irregular” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for irregular is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #9,206 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que não tem regularidade, quebrando uma série, um padrão".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for irregular, with forms such as "iregular", "irergular", and "irreggular". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is irregular, spelled I-R-R-E-G-U-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1que não tem regularidade, quebrando uma série, um padrão
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: iregular,irergular,irreggular,irregluar,irregualr,irregularr,irregullar,irregulra,irreuglar,irrgeular,riregular
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of irregular - 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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Using “irregular”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-R-R-E-G-U-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- 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.