pergunta

/pɨɾ.ˈɡũ.tɐ/

//pɨɾ.ˈɡũ.tɐ// noun

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The verdict

“pergunta” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #657. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#657
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - frase cujo objetivo é convidar um ouvinte ou leitor a dar uma explicação, uma informação, ou, em qualquer caso, uma interrogação que demanda, chama ou solicita uma resposta

Corpus desk

Index PT-pergunta · pergunta · Portuguese

pergunta · rank #657 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #657
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH parar

Nearest frequency peer: parar (-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 “pergunta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pergunta” 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).

pergunta vs permuta
75% similar
pergunta vs perguntar
89% similar

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

Key facts for pergunta
PropertyValue
Headwordpergunta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɨɾ.ˈɡũ.tɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#657
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pergunta”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “parar” (#656), “palavra” (#655), “organização” (#654). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pergunta” fica em #657. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around pergunta (IPA /pɨɾ.ˈɡũ.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #657 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for pergunta, with forms such as "eprgunta", "pegrunta", and "perggunta". 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, "permuta", "perguntar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 pergunta, spelled P-E-R-G-U-N-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    frase cujo objetivo é convidar um ouvinte ou leitor a dar uma explicação, uma informação, ou, em qualquer caso, uma interrogação que demanda, chama ou solicita uma resposta
  2. 2
    questão numa prova

This word in other languages

question(English)pregunta(Español)question(Français)Frage(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprgunta
  • pegrunta
  • perggunta
  • pergnuta
  • pergunat
  • pergunnta
  • perguntta
  • pergutna
  • perrgunta
  • perugnta
  • ppergunta
  • pregunta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pergunta - 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.

eprgunta2pegrunta2perggunta1pergnuta2pergunat2pergunnta1perguntta1pergutna2
Edit distance from "pergunta"

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 "pergunta"?
"pergunta" is spelled P-E-R-G-U-N-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pɨɾ.ˈɡũ.tɐ/.
What does "pergunta" mean?
As a noun, "pergunta" means: frase cujo objetivo é convidar um ouvinte ou leitor a dar uma explicação, uma informação, ou, em qualquer caso, uma interrogação que demanda, chama ou solicita uma resposta
What words are commonly confused with "pergunta"?
"pergunta" is commonly confused with "permuta", "perguntar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pergunta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pergunta" is /pɨɾ.ˈɡũ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pergunta" come from?
"pergunta" 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 "pergunta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

obrigada#653mensagem#651encontro#646conselho#643

Similar misspelling depth

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

controle12 variantsfevereiro12 variantsconhecer12 variantsprofessor12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list