paladar

/pɐ.lɐ.ˈdaɾ/

//pɐ.lɐ.ˈdaɾ// noun

The verdict

“paladar” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #23,077 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#23,077
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - um dos cinco sentidos, viabilizado pela boca e pela língua

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

paladar vs parada
71% similar
paladar vs placar
71% similar
paladar vs patamar
71% similar

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

Key facts for paladar
PropertyValue
Headwordpaladar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɐ.lɐ.ˈdaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,077
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “paladar” 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). paladar 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 paladar is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɐ.lɐ.ˈdaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #23,077 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "um dos cinco sentidos, viabilizado pela boca e pela língua".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for paladar, with forms such as "apladar", "paaldar", and "palaadr". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "parada", "placar", "patamar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is paladar, spelled P-A-L-A-D-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    um dos cinco sentidos, viabilizado pela boca e pela língua

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apladar,paaldar,palaadr,paladarr,paladdar,paladra,paldaar,palladar,plaadar,ppaladar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paladar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

apladar2paaldar2palaadr2paladarr1paladdar1paladra2paldaar2palladar1
Edit distance from "paladar"

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 "paladar"?
"paladar" is spelled P-A-L-A-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɐ.lɐ.ˈdaɾ/.
What does "paladar" mean?
As a noun, "paladar" means: um dos cinco sentidos, viabilizado pela boca e pela língua
What words are commonly confused with "paladar"?
"paladar" is commonly confused with "parada", "placar", "patamar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paladar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paladar" is /pɐ.lɐ.ˈdaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paladar" come from?
"paladar" 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 “paladar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-L-A-D-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pɐ.lɐ.ˈdaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “parada” - see the side-by-side comparison. paladar vs parada
  • 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