penetrante
/pɨ.nɨ.ˈtɾɐ̃.tɨ/
The verdict
“penetrante” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #33,531 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #33,531
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que penetra; agudo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | penetrante |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pɨ.nɨ.ˈtɾɐ̃.tɨ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #33,531 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “penetrante” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for penetrante is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɨ.nɨ.ˈtɾɐ̃.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #33,531 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que penetra; agudo".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for penetrante, with forms such as "epnetrante", "peentrante", and "penertante". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is penetrante, spelled P-E-N-E-T-R-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1que penetra; agudo
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epnetrante,peentrante,penertante,penetarnte,penetranet,penetrannte,penetrantte,penetratne,penetrnate,penetrrante,penettrante,pennetrante,penterante,pneetrante,ppenetrante
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of penetrante - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “penetrante”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-N-E-T-R-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɨ.nɨ.ˈtɾɐ̃.tɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.