little
/ˈlɪtl̩/
The verdict
“little” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,154. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,154
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 581
- “L” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pequeno
Corpus desk
Index PT-little · little · Portuguese
little · rank #3,154 · 7 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,154
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 581
- PHOTO-FINISH judicial
Nearest frequency peer: judicial (-1 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 “little”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- invasão
invasão
96,852 corpus weight
- Jean
Jean
96,850 corpus weight
- judicial
judicial
96,848 corpus weight
- little
little
96,847 corpus weight
- major
major
96,846 corpus weight
- marinha
marinha
96,845 corpus weight
What this shows “little” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | little |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈlɪtl̩/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,154 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “little”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around little (IPA /ˈlɪtl̩/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,154 among 581 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for little, with forms such as "ilttle", "litle", and "litlte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is little, spelled L-I-T-T-L-E.
Definition
- 1pequeno
- 2pequenino, muito jovem
- 3mais novo
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how little appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This is a little table.
This is my little sister.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ilttle
- litle
- litlte
- littel
- littlle
- llittle
- ltitle
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of little - 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
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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 (7 here; floor ≥5).