master

adj

The verdict

“master” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,446. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,446
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - principal

Corpus desk

Index PT-master · master · Portuguese

master · rank #6,446 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,446
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mor

Nearest frequency peer: mor (+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 “master”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “master” 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).

master vs mate
67% similar
master vs matar
67% similar
master vs meter
67% similar

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

Key facts for master
PropertyValue
Headwordmaster
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,446
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “master”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “mor” (#6,447), “light” (#6,444), “mover” (#6,448). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “master” fica em #6,446. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around master, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,446 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "principal".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for master, with forms such as "amster", "masetr", and "masster". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "mate", "matar", "meter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is master, spelled M-A-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    principal

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how master appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. This is the master menu.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amster
  • masetr
  • masster
  • masterr
  • mastre
  • mastter
  • matser
  • mmaster
  • msater

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amster2masetr2masster1masterr1mastre2mastter1matser2mmaster1
Edit distance from "master"

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 "master"?
"master" is spelled M-A-S-T-E-R.
What does "master" mean?
As an adjective, "master" means: principal
What words are commonly confused with "master"?
"master" is commonly confused with "mate", "matar", "meter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "master" come from?
"master" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

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 (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list