paterno

/pɐ.ˈtɛɾ.nu/

//pɐ.ˈtɛɾ.nu// adj

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The verdict

“paterno” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,951. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,951
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo ao pai

Corpus desk

Index PT-paterno · paterno · Portuguese

paterno · rank #37,951 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #37,951
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pancadaria

Nearest frequency peer: pancadaria (-3 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 “paterno”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “paterno” 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).

paterno vs patrono
71% similar

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

Key facts for paterno
PropertyValue
Headwordpaterno
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pɐ.ˈtɛɾ.nu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,951
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “paterno”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).paternocai 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 “pancadaria” (#37,948), “petty” (#37,960), “nn” (#37,935). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “paterno” fica em #37,951. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around paterno (IPA /pɐ.ˈtɛɾ.nu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,951 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "relativo ao pai".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for paterno, with forms such as "apterno", "paetrno", and "patenro". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "patrono", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is paterno, spelled P-A-T-E-R-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo ao pai

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Seu avô paterno foi criado no interior do Quênia durante o Império Britânico.

This word in other languages

paternal(English)paterno(Español)paternel(Français)väterlich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apterno
  • paetrno
  • patenro
  • paternno
  • pateron
  • paterrno
  • patreno
  • patterno
  • ppaterno
  • ptaerno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apterno2paetrno2patenro2paternno1pateron2paterrno1patreno2patterno1
Edit distance from "paterno"

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 "paterno"?
"paterno" is spelled P-A-T-E-R-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɐ.ˈtɛɾ.nu/.
What does "paterno" mean?
As an adjective, "paterno" means: relativo ao pai
What words are commonly confused with "paterno"?
"paterno" is commonly confused with "patrono". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paterno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paterno" is /pɐ.ˈtɛɾ.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paterno" come from?
"paterno" 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 "paterno", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

marrone#37,908indagar#37,853incidir#37,852heroico#37,837

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

roupeiro10 variantsestuário10 variantsestrume10 variantselétron10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list