pack

verb

The verdict

“pack” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #12,950 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#12,950
frequency rank, Portuguese
4
letters
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - apinhar, lotar

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pack vs pai
50% similar
pack vs paz
50% similar
pack vs pão
25% similar

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

Key facts for pack
PropertyValue
Headwordpack
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters4
Frequency rank#12,950
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pack” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pack lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for pack is 4 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #12,950 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "apinhar, lotar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for pack, with forms such as "apck", "pacck", and "packk". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pai", "paz", "pão", and more, 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is pack, spelled P-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    apinhar, lotar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apck,pacck,packk,pakc,pcak,ppack

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apck2pacck1packk1pakc2pcak2ppack1
Edit distance from "pack"

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 "pack"?
"pack" is spelled P-A-C-K.
What does "pack" mean?
As a verb, "pack" means: apinhar, lotar
What words are commonly confused with "pack"?
"pack" is commonly confused with "pai", "paz", "pão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "pack" come from?
"pack" 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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Using “pack”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “pai” - see the side-by-side comparison. pack vs pai
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list