parabéns
/pɐ.ɾɐ.ˈbɐ̃j̃ʃ/
The verdict
“parabéns” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,317. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,317
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,113
- “P” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - felicitações ou congratulações por aniversário, acontecimento feliz ou feito valoroso:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parabéns |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɐ.ɾɐ.ˈbɐ̃j̃ʃ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #1,317 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “parabéns” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around parabéns (IPA /pɐ.ɾɐ.ˈbɐ̃j̃ʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,317 among 3,113 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "felicitações ou congratulações por aniversário, acontecimento feliz ou feito valoroso:".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for parabéns, with forms such as "aprabéns", "paarbéns", and "parabbéns". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is parabéns, spelled P-A-R-A-B-É-N-S.
Definition
- 1felicitações ou congratulações por aniversário, acontecimento feliz ou feito valoroso:
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aprabéns,paarbéns,parabbéns,parabnés,parabénns,parabénss,parabésn,paraébns,parbaéns,parrabéns,pparabéns,praabéns
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parabéns - 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.
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.
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Using “parabéns”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-R-A-B-É-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɐ.ɾɐ.ˈbɐ̃j̃ʃ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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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.