paredão

//pɐ.ɾɨ.ˈdɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,647

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

paredão is aPortuguesenoun. It means: parede grande Pronounced /pɐ.ɾɨ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/. Often confused with parede and perdão.

Key facts for paredão
PropertyValue
Headwordparedão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɐ.ɾɨ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,647
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of paredão in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for paredão is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɐ.ɾɨ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #15,647 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for paredão, with forms such as "apredão", "paerdão", and "pardeão". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "parede", "perdão", "parada", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is paredão, spelled P-A-R-E-D-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    parede grande
  2. 2
    muralha
  3. 3
    local, por vezes um muro, em que são fuziladas pessoas
  4. 4
    em um rio, borda elevada, geralmente talhada a pique
  5. 5
    cadeia de recifes cobertos pela água
  6. 6
    vertente íngreme de uma serra
  7. 7
    goleiro excelente

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apredão,paerdão,pardeão,pareddão,paredoã,pareãdo,parredão,pparedão,praedão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for paredão

Misspelling Variants of "paredão"

apredão7paerdão7pardeão7pareddão8paredoã7pareãdo7parredão8pparedão8
Misspelling Variants of "paredão"

Frequency rank: #15,647 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paredão"?
"paredão" is spelled P-A-R-E-D-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɐ.ɾɨ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/.
What does "paredão" mean?
As a noun, "paredão" means: parede grande
What words are commonly confused with "paredão"?
"paredão" is commonly confused with "parede", "perdão", "parada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paredão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paredão" is /pɐ.ɾɨ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paredão" come from?
"paredão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.