monitor

/mu.ni.ˈtoɾ/

//mu.ni.ˈtoɾ// adj

The verdict

“monitor” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,551. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,551
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo ao que demonstra ou controla o funcionamento de algo

Corpus desk

Index PT-monitor · monitor · Portuguese

monitor · rank #7,551 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,551
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH ninho

Nearest frequency peer: ninho (+3 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 “monitor”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “monitor” 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).

monitor vs montar
71% similar
monitor vs monitorar
78% similar

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

Key facts for monitor
PropertyValue
Headwordmonitor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/mu.ni.ˈtoɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,551
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “monitor”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ninho” (#7,554), “nogueira” (#7,555), “matam” (#7,546). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “monitor” fica em #7,551. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around monitor (IPA /mu.ni.ˈtoɾ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,551 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "relativo ao que demonstra ou controla o funcionamento de algo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for monitor, with forms such as "mmonitor", "mnoitor", and "mointor". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "montar", "monitorar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is monitor, spelled M-O-N-I-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo ao que demonstra ou controla o funcionamento de algo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmonitor
  • mnoitor
  • mointor
  • moniotr
  • monitorr
  • monitro
  • monittor
  • monnitor
  • montior
  • omnitor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmonitor1mnoitor2mointor2moniotr2monitorr1monitro2monittor1monnitor1
Edit distance from "monitor"

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 "monitor"?
"monitor" is spelled M-O-N-I-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /mu.ni.ˈtoɾ/.
What does "monitor" mean?
As an adjective, "monitor" means: relativo ao que demonstra ou controla o funcionamento de algo
What words are commonly confused with "monitor"?
"monitor" is commonly confused with "montar", "monitorar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "monitor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monitor" is /mu.ni.ˈtoɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "monitor" come from?
"monitor" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "monitor", 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 (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list