parentesco

/pɐ.ɾẽ.ˈteʃ.ku/

//pɐ.ɾẽ.ˈteʃ.ku// noun

The verdict

“parentesco” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,830. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,830
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - característica ou particularidade de parente

Corpus desk

Index PT-parentesco · parentesco · Portuguese

parentesco · rank #16,830 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #16,830
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pazes

Nearest frequency peer: pazes (+1 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 “parentesco”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “parentesco” 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).

parentesco vs parentes
80% similar

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

Key facts for parentesco
PropertyValue
Headwordparentesco
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɐ.ɾẽ.ˈteʃ.ku/
Letters10
Frequency rank#16,830
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “parentesco”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).parentescocai 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 “pazes” (#16,831), “oportuno” (#16,827), “motocicleta” (#16,823). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “parentesco” fica em #16,830. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around parentesco (IPA /pɐ.ɾẽ.ˈteʃ.ku/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,830 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for parentesco, with forms such as "aprentesco", "paerntesco", and "parenetsco". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "parentes", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is parentesco, spelled P-A-R-E-N-T-E-S-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    característica ou particularidade de parente
  2. 2
    em que há relação sanguínea (consanguinidade) ou apresenta uma relação de vínculo ocasionada pelo casamento (afinidade ou dupla afinidade)

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprentesco
  • paerntesco
  • parenetsco
  • parenntesco
  • parentecso
  • parentescco
  • parentesoc
  • parentessco
  • parentseco
  • parenttesco
  • paretnesco
  • parnetesco
  • parrentesco
  • pparentesco
  • praentesco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parentesco - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aprentesco2paerntesco2parenetsco2parenntesco1parentecso2parentescco1parentesoc2parentessco1
Edit distance from "parentesco"

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 "parentesco"?
"parentesco" is spelled P-A-R-E-N-T-E-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɐ.ɾẽ.ˈteʃ.ku/.
What does "parentesco" mean?
As a noun, "parentesco" means: característica ou particularidade de parente
What words are commonly confused with "parentesco"?
"parentesco" is commonly confused with "parentes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "parentesco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parentesco" is /pɐ.ɾẽ.ˈteʃ.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parentesco" come from?
"parentesco" 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 "parentesco", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list