pálido

/ˈpa.li.du/

//ˈpa.li.du// adj

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The verdict

“pálido” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #24,131. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,131
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - descorado, demasiadamente branco ou amarelo

Corpus desk

Index PT-palido · pálido · Portuguese

pálido · rank #24,131 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,131
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH propulsão

Nearest frequency peer: propulsão (-2 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 “pálido”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pálido” 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).

pálido vs palo
50% similar
pálido vs pátio
67% similar
pálido vs peido
67% similar

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

Key facts for pálido
PropertyValue
Headwordpálido
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈpa.li.du/
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,131
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pálido”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).pálidocai 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 “propulsão” (#24,129), “raspar” (#24,133), “prolongamento” (#24,127). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pálido” fica em #24,131. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around pálido (IPA /ˈpa.li.du/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,131 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pálido, with forms such as "pláido", "ppálido", and "páildo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "palo", "pátio", "peido", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is pálido, spelled P-Á-L-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    descorado, demasiadamente branco ou amarelo
  2. 2
    fraco

Synonyms

empambado

This word in other languages

pale(English)pálido(Español)pâle(Français)fahl(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pláido
  • ppálido
  • páildo
  • páldio
  • páliddo
  • páliod
  • pállido
  • áplido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pláido2ppálido1páildo2páldio2páliddo1páliod2pállido1áplido2
Edit distance from "pálido"

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 "pálido"?
"pálido" is spelled P-Á-L-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpa.li.du/.
What does "pálido" mean?
As an adjective, "pálido" means: descorado, demasiadamente branco ou amarelo
What words are commonly confused with "pálido"?
"pálido" is commonly confused with "palo", "pátio", "peido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pálido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pálido" is /ˈpa.li.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pálido" come from?
"pálido" 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 "pálido", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

raspar#24,133semear#24,154person#24,105Martim#24,073

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

abafar8 variantsarenas8 variantscoibir8 variantscrush8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list