linear
The verdict
“linear” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #12,281 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #12,281
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que é referente a linhas
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 | linear |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #12,281 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “linear” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for linear is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #12,281 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for linear, with forms such as "ilnear", "lienar", and "linaer". 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. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "linha", "lunar", "livrar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is linear, spelled L-I-N-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1que é referente a linhas
- 2feito com linhas geométricas
- 3qualifica a folha estreita e comprida como a das gramíneas
- 4diz-se dos sistemas de classificação nos quais os seres são dispostos como se derivassem uns dos outros, formando uma linha reta
- 5que envolve uma só dimensão
- 6diz-se da equação do primeiro grau
- 7diz-se da função em que a variável dependente depende de um polinômio do primeiro grau
- 8que consiste em uma cadeia aberta, geralmente comprida e reta, de átomos
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ilnear,lienar,linaer,linearr,linera,linnear,llinear,lniear
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of linear - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “linear”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-I-N-E-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “linha” - see the side-by-side comparison. linear vs linha
- 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.