maltratar
The verdict
“maltratar” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #39,735 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #39,735
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tratar mal; bater
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maltratar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #39,735 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “maltratar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for maltratar is 9 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #39,735 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 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for maltratar, with forms such as "amltratar", "malltratar", and "malrtatar". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is maltratar, spelled M-A-L-T-R-A-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1tratar mal; bater
- 2causar prejuízo
- 3insultar, ofender
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amltratar,malltratar,malrtatar,maltartar,maltraatr,maltratarr,maltratra,maltrattar,maltrratar,maltrtaar,malttratar,matlratar,mlatratar,mmaltratar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maltratar - 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 “maltratar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-L-T-R-A-T-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.