permanecer
The verdict
“permanecer” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #3,852 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #3,852
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - não mudar de estado.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | permanecer |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #3,852 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “permanecer” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for permanecer is 10 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #3,852 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for permanecer, with forms such as "eprmanecer", "pemranecer", and "peramnecer". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is permanecer, spelled P-E-R-M-A-N-E-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1não mudar de estado.
- 2ficar no mesmo lugar.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eprmanecer,pemranecer,peramnecer,permaencer,permanceer,permaneccer,permanecerr,permanecre,permaneecr,permannecer,permmanecer,permnaecer,perrmanecer,ppermanecer,premanecer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of permanecer - 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 “permanecer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-R-M-A-N-E-C-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- 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.