perpendicular
The verdict
“perpendicular” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #41,182 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #41,182
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 13
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que forma um ângulo de 90 graus:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perpendicular |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #41,182 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perpendicular” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for perpendicular is 13 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #41,182 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que forma um ângulo de 90 graus:".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for perpendicular, with forms such as "eprpendicular", "peprendicular", and "perepndicular". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is perpendicular, spelled P-E-R-P-E-N-D-I-C-U-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1que forma um ângulo de 90 graus:
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eprpendicular,peprendicular,perepndicular,perpednicular,perpendciular,perpenddicular,perpendiccular,perpendicluar,perpendicualr,perpendicularr,perpendicullar,perpendiculra,perpendiuclar,perpenidcular,perpenndicular,perpnedicular,perppendicular,perrpendicular,pperpendicular,prependicular
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perpendicular - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “perpendicular”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-R-P-E-N-D-I-C-U-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.