parente

noun

The verdict

“parente” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #5,979 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#5,979
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - indivíduo que, em relação a outro, pertence à mesma família

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

parente vs parte
71% similar
parente vs pente
71% similar
parente vs perene
71% similar

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

Key facts for parente
PropertyValue
Headwordparente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,979
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “parente” 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). parente 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 parente is 7 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #5,979 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for parente, with forms such as "aprente", "paernte", and "parenet". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "parte", "pente", "perene", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is parente, spelled P-A-R-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    indivíduo que, em relação a outro, pertence à mesma família
  2. 2
    denominação que um indígena dá a outro (como usado no Brasil)

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aprente,paernte,parenet,parennte,parentte,paretne,parnete,parrente,pparente,praente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aprente2paernte2parenet2parennte1parentte1paretne2parnete2parrente1
Edit distance from "parente"

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 "parente"?
"parente" is spelled P-A-R-E-N-T-E.
What does "parente" mean?
As a noun, "parente" means: indivíduo que, em relação a outro, pertence à mesma família
What words are commonly confused with "parente"?
"parente" is commonly confused with "parte", "pente", "perene". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "parente" come from?
"parente" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “parente”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-R-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “parte” - see the side-by-side comparison. parente vs parte
  • 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