kosher
The verdict
“kosher” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #38,775 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #38,775
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - no âmbito alimentar, sancionado pela lei judaica
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kosher |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #38,775 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kosher” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for kosher is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #38,775 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for kosher, with forms such as "kkosher", "kohser", and "kosehr". 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 dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is kosher, spelled K-O-S-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1no âmbito alimentar, sancionado pela lei judaica
- 2que se comporta de acordo com a lei judaica
- 3digno de confiança
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: kkosher,kohser,kosehr,kosherr,koshher,koshre,kossher,ksoher,oksher
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kosher - 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 “kosher”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is K-O-S-H-E-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.