maltratar
The verdict
“maltratar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #39,735. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,735
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,087
- “M” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tratar mal; bater
Corpus desk
Index PT-maltratar · maltratar · Portuguese
maltratar · rank #39,735 · 14 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #39,735
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,087
- PHOTO-FINISH moagem
Nearest frequency peer: moagem (+14 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 “maltratar”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- kde
kde
60,293 corpus weight
- lesma
lesma
60,287 corpus weight
- maltratar
maltratar
60,266 corpus weight
- moagem
moagem
60,252 corpus weight
- moderar
moderar
60,251 corpus weight
- neurose
neurose
60,240 corpus weight
What this shows “maltratar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
| 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) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “maltratar”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around maltratar, averb. Corpus frequency is #39,735 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how maltratar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Companhia é acusada de maltratar trabalhadores no interior de SP.
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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).