megabyte

noun

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The verdict

“megabyte” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - múltiplo do byte (MB); pode representar 1.000.000 bytes (10⁶ na base 10) no sistema internacional de unidades ou, como é mais comumente utilizado em informática, 1.048.576 bytes (2²⁰ na base 2)

Key facts for megabyte
PropertyValue
Headwordmegabyte
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “megabyte” sits in Portuguese frequency

megabyte falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

megabyte is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "múltiplo do byte (MB); pode representar 1.000.000 bytes (10⁶ na base 10) no sistema internacional de unidades ou, como é mais comumente utilizado em informática, 1.048.576 bytes (2²⁰ na base 2)".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for megabyte, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is megabyte, spelled M-E-G-A-B-Y-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    múltiplo do byte (MB); pode representar 1.000.000 bytes (10⁶ na base 10) no sistema internacional de unidades ou, como é mais comumente utilizado em informática, 1.048.576 bytes (2²⁰ na base 2)

This word in other languages

megabyte(English)méga-octet(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "megabyte"?
"megabyte" is spelled M-E-G-A-B-Y-T-E.
What does "megabyte" mean?
As a noun, "megabyte" means: múltiplo do byte (MB); pode representar 1.000.000 bytes (10⁶ na base 10) no sistema internacional de unidades ou, como é mais comumente utilizado em informática, 1.048.576 bytes (2²⁰ na base 2)
What language does "megabyte" come from?
"megabyte" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “megabyte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-E-G-A-B-Y-T-E - 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list