metade

noun

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The verdict

“metade” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,016. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,016
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - uma das duas partes iguais de um todo

Corpus desk

Index PT-metade · metade · Portuguese

metade · rank #1,016 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,016
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH menina

Nearest frequency peer: menina (-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 “metade”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “metade” 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).

metade vs metal
67% similar
metade vs metas
67% similar
metade vs método
50% similar

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

Key facts for metade
PropertyValue
Headwordmetade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,016
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “metade”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).metadecai 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 “menina” (#1,015), “natural” (#1,017), “medida” (#1,014). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “metade” fica em #1,016. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around metade, anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,016 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for metade, with forms such as "emtade", "meatde", and "metadde". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "metal", "metas", "método", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is metade, spelled M-E-T-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    uma das duas partes iguais de um todo
  2. 2
    meio

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das 48 mortes confirmadas em todo o Estado do Rio, metade é de crianças e adolescentes.

Synonyms

meadade

This word in other languages

half(English)mitad(Español)moitié(Français)Hälfte(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emtade
  • meatde
  • metadde
  • metaed
  • metdae
  • mettade
  • mmetade
  • mteade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emtade2meatde2metadde1metaed2metdae2mettade1mmetade1mteade2
Edit distance from "metade"

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 "metade"?
"metade" is spelled M-E-T-A-D-E.
What does "metade" mean?
As a noun, "metade" means: uma das duas partes iguais de um todo
What words are commonly confused with "metade"?
"metade" is commonly confused with "metal", "metas", "método". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "metade" come from?
"metade" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

menina#1,015medida#1,014perfil#1,018França#1,011

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

querer8 variantsperdeu8 variantsestudo8 variantsparque8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list