pertinente

//pɨɾ.ti.ˈnẽ.tɨ// adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,840

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

pertinente is anPortugueseadj. It means: importante, relevante, saliente Pronounced /pɨɾ.ti.ˈnẽ.tɨ/. Often confused with pertencente.

Key facts for pertinente
PropertyValue
Headwordpertinente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/pɨɾ.ti.ˈnẽ.tɨ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#26,840
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pertinente in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for pertinente is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɨɾ.ti.ˈnẽ.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #26,840 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 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 pertinente, with forms such as "eprtinente", "peritnente", and "perrtinente". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "pertencente", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is pertinente, spelled P-E-R-T-I-N-E-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    importante, relevante, saliente
  2. 2
    que vem a propósito; oportuno, próprio, apropositado, apropriado, conveniente
  3. 3
    que diz respeito a, tem relação com ou se refere a; atinente, concernente

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eprtinente,peritnente,perrtinente,pertiennte,pertinenet,pertinennte,pertinentte,pertinetne,pertinnente,pertinnete,pertniente,perttinente,petrinente,ppertinente,pretinente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pertinente

Misspelling Variants of "pertinente"

eprtinente10peritnente10perrtinente11pertiennte10pertinenet10pertinennte11pertinentte11pertinetne10
Misspelling Variants of "pertinente"

Frequency rank: #26,840 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pertinente"?
"pertinente" is spelled P-E-R-T-I-N-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /pɨɾ.ti.ˈnẽ.tɨ/.
What does "pertinente" mean?
As an adj, "pertinente" means: importante, relevante, saliente
What words are commonly confused with "pertinente"?
"pertinente" is commonly confused with "pertencente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pertinente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pertinente" is /pɨɾ.ti.ˈnẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pertinente" come from?
"pertinente" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.