mandato

/mɐ̃.ˈda.tu/

//mɐ̃.ˈda.tu// noun

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The verdict

“mandato” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,241. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,241
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - missão; delegação; encargo

Corpus desk

Index PT-mandato · mandato · Portuguese

mandato · rank #2,241 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,241
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH Louis

Nearest frequency peer: Louis (-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 “mandato”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mandato” 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).

mandato vs mando
71% similar
mandato vs manto
71% similar
mandato vs mansão
57% similar

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

Key facts for mandato
PropertyValue
Headwordmandato
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɐ̃.ˈda.tu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,241
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mandato”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Louis” (#2,240), “ligado” (#2,239), “mentira” (#2,243). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mandato” fica em #2,241. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around mandato (IPA /mɐ̃.ˈda.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,241 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for mandato, with forms such as "amndato", "madnato", and "manadto". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "mando", "manto", "mansão", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is mandato, spelled M-A-N-D-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    missão; delegação; encargo
  2. 2
    autorização para agir de uma determinada forma dada pelo eleitorado para seu representante
  3. 3
    ordem de uma corte superior para uma inferior

This word in other languages

mandate(English)mandato(Español)mandat(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amndato
  • madnato
  • manadto
  • mandaot
  • mandatto
  • manddato
  • mandtao
  • manndato
  • mmandato
  • mnadato

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mandato - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amndato2madnato2manadto2mandaot2mandatto1manddato1mandtao2manndato1
Edit distance from "mandato"

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 "mandato"?
"mandato" is spelled M-A-N-D-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐ̃.ˈda.tu/.
What does "mandato" mean?
As a noun, "mandato" means: missão; delegação; encargo
What words are commonly confused with "mandato"?
"mandato" is commonly confused with "mando", "manto", "mansão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mandato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mandato" is /mɐ̃.ˈda.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mandato" come from?
"mandato" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mentira#2,243Gabriel#2,234editora#2,231colégio#2,227

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

edifício10 variantscerveja10 variantscaráter10 variantsvirtual10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list