miséria

/mi.ˈzɛ.ɾjɐ/

//mi.ˈzɛ.ɾjɐ// noun

The verdict

“miséria” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,803. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,803
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estado de miserável

Corpus desk

Index PT-miseria · miséria · Portuguese

miséria · rank #7,803 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,803
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH misterioso

Nearest frequency peer: misterioso (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “miséria”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “miséria” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

miséria vs mistério
75% similar
miséria vs matéria
71% similar
miséria vs minério
71% similar

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

Key facts for miséria
PropertyValue
Headwordmiséria
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mi.ˈzɛ.ɾjɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,803
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Onde “miséria” fica na frequência do português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.misériacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “misterioso” (#7,802), “natação” (#7,805), “maturidade” (#7,799). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around miséria (IPA /mi.ˈzɛ.ɾjɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,803 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for miséria, with forms such as "imséria", "misréia", and "misséria". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "mistério", "matéria", "minério", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is miséria, spelled M-I-S-É-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    estado de miserável
  2. 2
    infortúnio
  3. 3
    pobreza
  4. 4
    penúria

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imséria
  • misréia
  • misséria
  • miséira
  • misérai
  • misérria
  • miésria
  • mmiséria
  • msiéria

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of miséria - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imséria2misréia2misséria1miséira2misérai2misérria1miésria2mmiséria1
Edit distance from "miséria"

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 "miséria"?
"miséria" is spelled M-I-S-É-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mi.ˈzɛ.ɾjɐ/.
What does "miséria" mean?
As a noun, "miséria" means: estado de miserável
What words are commonly confused with "miséria"?
"miséria" is commonly confused with "mistério", "matéria", "minério". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "miséria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "miséria" is /mi.ˈzɛ.ɾjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "miséria" come from?
"miséria" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "miséria". Here's where to go from here.

  • "miséria" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "mistério". View pair
  • 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #7,803 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Portuguese words in the "M" letter cohort. M–Z browse

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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