padroeiro

adj

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The verdict

“padroeiro” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,430. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,430
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que detém o direito do padroado

Corpus desk

Index PT-padroeiro · padroeiro · Portuguese

padroeiro · rank #23,430 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,430
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH partícula

Nearest frequency peer: partícula (+4 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 “padroeiro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “padroeiro” 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).

padroeiro vs parceiro
78% similar
padroeiro vs pedreiro
78% similar

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

Key facts for padroeiro
PropertyValue
Headwordpadroeiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,430
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “padroeiro”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.padroeirocai 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 “partícula” (#23,434), “pasto” (#23,436), “noise” (#23,423). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “padroeiro” fica em #23,430. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around padroeiro, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,430 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for padroeiro, with forms such as "apdroeiro", "paddroeiro", and "padoreiro". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "parceiro", "pedreiro", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is padroeiro, spelled P-A-D-R-O-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que detém o direito do padroado
  2. 2
    diz-se daquele que defende, protege
  3. 3
    diz-se daquele que defende, protege
  4. 4
    que fundou ou ofereceu doações a um mosteiro

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. São Sebastião é o (santo) padroeiro da cidade do Rio de Janeiro.
  2. Nossa Senhora Aparecida é a padroeira do Brasil.

Synonyms

defensor

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apdroeiro
  • paddroeiro
  • padoreiro
  • padreoiro
  • padroeior
  • padroeirro
  • padroerio
  • padroiero
  • padrroeiro
  • pardoeiro
  • pdaroeiro
  • ppadroeiro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apdroeiro2paddroeiro1padoreiro2padreoiro2padroeior2padroeirro1padroerio2padroiero2
Edit distance from "padroeiro"

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 "padroeiro"?
"padroeiro" is spelled P-A-D-R-O-E-I-R-O.
What does "padroeiro" mean?
As an adjective, "padroeiro" means: que detém o direito do padroado
What words are commonly confused with "padroeiro"?
"padroeiro" is commonly confused with "parceiro", "pedreiro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "padroeiro" come from?
"padroeiro" 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 "padroeiro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

partícula#23,434pequenino#23,442mercantil#23,410sensorial#23,504

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

pendurar12 variantspresidir12 variantsprojétil12 variantsglândula12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list