math

adj

The verdict

“math” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #31,869. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,869
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-math · math · Portuguese

math · rank #31,869 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,869
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mater

Nearest frequency peer: mater (-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 “math”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “math” 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).

math vs mau
50% similar
math vs may
50% similar
math vs mit
50% similar

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

Key facts for math
PropertyValue
Headwordmath
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters4
Frequency rank#31,869
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “math”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).mathcai 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 “mater” (#31,868), “microbiologia” (#31,872), “modulação” (#31,877). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “math” fica em #31,869. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around math, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,869 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "bom".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for math, with forms such as "amth", "maht", and "mathh". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mau", "may", "mit", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 math, spelled M-A-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    bom

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. S math sin. ― Isso é bom.

Synonyms

deagh

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amth
  • maht
  • mathh
  • matth
  • mmath
  • mtah

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amth2maht2mathh1matth1mmath1mtah2
Edit distance from "math"

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 "math"?
"math" is spelled M-A-T-H.
What does "math" mean?
As an adjective, "math" means: bom
What words are commonly confused with "math"?
"math" is commonly confused with "mau", "may", "mit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "math" come from?
"math" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list