patriarca

noun

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The verdict

“patriarca” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #22,411. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,411
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chefe da igreja grega ortodoxa

Corpus desk

Index PT-patriarca · patriarca · Portuguese

patriarca · rank #22,411 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #22,411
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH penitência

Nearest frequency peer: penitência (+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 “patriarca”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “patriarca” 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).

patriarca vs patriarcado
82% similar

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

Key facts for patriarca
PropertyValue
Headwordpatriarca
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,411
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “patriarca”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).patriarcacai 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 “penitência” (#22,414), “pira” (#22,419), “múltiplo” (#22,397). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “patriarca” fica em #22,411. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around patriarca, anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,411 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for patriarca, with forms such as "aptriarca", "partiarca", and "patirarca". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "patriarcado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is patriarca, spelled P-A-T-R-I-A-R-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    chefe da igreja grega ortodoxa
  2. 2
    chefe de família
  3. 3
    aquele que primeiro luta por uma causa

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bartolomeu I, patriarca de Constantinopla, é o incentivador de evento inédito sobre religião, ciência e ambiente.
  2. Nesse recorte temporal, toda a ação concentra-se no centro da cena - onde um patriarca agoniza em sua cama cercado da esposa, filhos e criados.

This word in other languages

patriarch(English)patriarca(Español)patriarche(Français)Patriarch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aptriarca
  • partiarca
  • patirarca
  • patrairca
  • patriacra
  • patriarac
  • patriarcca
  • patriarrca
  • patriraca
  • patrriarca
  • pattriarca
  • ppatriarca
  • ptariarca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aptriarca2partiarca2patirarca2patrairca2patriacra2patriarac2patriarcca1patriarrca1
Edit distance from "patriarca"

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 "patriarca"?
"patriarca" is spelled P-A-T-R-I-A-R-C-A.
What does "patriarca" mean?
As a noun, "patriarca" means: chefe da igreja grega ortodoxa
What words are commonly confused with "patriarca"?
"patriarca" is commonly confused with "patriarcado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "patriarca" come from?
"patriarca" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pretender#22,429vagamente#22,491fenomenal#22,324especular#22,309

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

dominical13 variantsdigestivo13 variantsatropelar13 variantsassaltante13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list