localidade

/lu.kɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ/

//lu.kɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ// noun

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The verdict

“localidade” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,785. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,785
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - povoação, sítio, lugar

Corpus desk

Index PT-localidade · localidade · Portuguese

localidade · rank #6,785 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,785
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH let

Nearest frequency peer: let (-3 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 “localidade”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “localidade” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

localidade vs legalidade
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for localidade
PropertyValue
Headwordlocalidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/lu.kɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,785
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “localidade”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).localidadecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “let” (#6,782), “memorial” (#6,788), “lamento” (#6,781). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “localidade” fica em #6,785. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around localidade (IPA /lu.kɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,785 among 581 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for localidade, with forms such as "lcoalidade", "llocalidade", and "loaclidade". 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 also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "legalidade", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is localidade, spelled L-O-C-A-L-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    povoação, sítio, lugar
  2. 2
    o nível mais baixo da divisão administrativa do território

This word in other languages

locality(English)localidad(Español)localité(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lcoalidade
  • llocalidade
  • loaclidade
  • locaildade
  • localdiade
  • localiadde
  • localidadde
  • localidaed
  • localiddade
  • localiddae
  • locallidade
  • loccalidade
  • loclaidade
  • olcalidade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of localidade - 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.

lcoalidade2llocalidade1loaclidade2locaildade2localdiade2localiadde2localidadde1localidaed2
Edit distance from "localidade"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "localidade"?
"localidade" is spelled L-O-C-A-L-I-D-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /lu.kɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ/.
What does "localidade" mean?
As a noun, "localidade" means: povoação, sítio, lugar
What words are commonly confused with "localidade"?
"localidade" is commonly confused with "legalidade". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "localidade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "localidade" is /lu.kɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "localidade" come from?
"localidade" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "localidade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

questionar#6,804relevância#6,807atualidade#6,736entusiasmo#6,875

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

privilégio14 variantsisolamento14 variantsconsultor14 variantsseriamente14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list