persuadir

/pɨɾ.swɐ.ˈdiɾ/

//pɨɾ.swɐ.ˈdiɾ// verb

The verdict

“persuadir” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #20,685. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,685
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - convencer

Corpus desk

Index PT-persuadir · persuadir · Portuguese

persuadir · rank #20,685 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,685
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH perverso

Nearest frequency peer: perverso (+2 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 “persuadir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “persuadir” 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
Key facts for persuadir
PropertyValue
Headwordpersuadir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɨɾ.swɐ.ˈdiɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,685
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “persuadir”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.persuadircai 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 “perverso” (#20,687), “picante” (#20,688), “Pietro” (#20,689). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “persuadir” fica em #20,685. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around persuadir (IPA /pɨɾ.swɐ.ˈdiɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,685 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for persuadir, with forms such as "eprsuadir", "perrsuadir", and "persaudir". 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. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 persuadir, spelled P-E-R-S-U-A-D-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    convencer
  2. 2
    aconselhar
  3. 3
    induzir
  4. 4
    fazer aceitar
  5. 5
    mover

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprsuadir
  • perrsuadir
  • persaudir
  • perssuadir
  • persuaddir
  • persuadirr
  • persuadri
  • persuaidr
  • persudair
  • perusadir
  • pesruadir
  • ppersuadir
  • presuadir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eprsuadir2perrsuadir1persaudir2perssuadir1persuaddir1persuadirr1persuadri2persuaidr2
Edit distance from "persuadir"

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 "persuadir"?
"persuadir" is spelled P-E-R-S-U-A-D-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɨɾ.swɐ.ˈdiɾ/.
What does "persuadir" mean?
As a verb, "persuadir" means: convencer
What are common misspellings of "persuadir"?
Common misspellings include "eprsuadir", "perrsuadir", "persaudir", "perssuadir", "persuaddir". The correct spelling is "persuadir".
How do you pronounce "persuadir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "persuadir" is /pɨɾ.swɐ.ˈdiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "persuadir" come from?
"persuadir" 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 "persuadir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list