pastores

/pɐʃˈtɔ.ɾɪʃ/

//pɐʃˈtɔ.ɾɪʃ// noun

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The verdict

“pastores” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,581. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,581
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural de pastor

Corpus desk

Index PT-pastores · pastores · Portuguese

pastores · rank #10,581 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,581
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pegada

Nearest frequency peer: pegada (+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 “pastores”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pastores” 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).

pastores vs pastor
75% similar
pastores vs pastoral
75% similar

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

Key facts for pastores
PropertyValue
Headwordpastores
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɐʃˈtɔ.ɾɪʃ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,581
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pastores”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).pastorescai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “pegada” (#10,583), “otimista” (#10,578), “pertencer” (#10,584). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pastores” fica em #10,581. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around pastores (IPA /pɐʃˈtɔ.ɾɪʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,581 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural de pastor".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for pastores, with forms such as "apstores", "pasotres", and "passtores". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "pastor", "pastoral", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 pastores, spelled P-A-S-T-O-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural de pastor

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pastores appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Os gêmeos foram abandonados, e criados por pastores.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apstores
  • pasotres
  • passtores
  • pastoers
  • pastoress
  • pastorres
  • pastorse
  • pastroes
  • pasttores
  • patsores
  • ppastores
  • psatores

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apstores2pasotres2passtores1pastoers2pastoress1pastorres1pastorse2pastroes2
Edit distance from "pastores"

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 "pastores"?
"pastores" is spelled P-A-S-T-O-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /pɐʃˈtɔ.ɾɪʃ/.
What does "pastores" mean?
As a noun, "pastores" means: plural de pastor
What words are commonly confused with "pastores"?
"pastores" is commonly confused with "pastor", "pastoral". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pastores"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pastores" is /pɐʃˈtɔ.ɾɪʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pastores" come from?
"pastores" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pastores", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

otimista#10,578preferir#10,589montante#10,568misturar#10,565

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

suspense12 variantsganhador12 variantsacelerado12 variantscalcular12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list