perverso
/pɨɾ.ˈvɛɾ.su/
The verdict
“perverso” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #20,687 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #20,687
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que tem má índole
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perverso |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pɨɾ.ˈvɛɾ.su/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #20,687 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perverso” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for perverso is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɨɾ.ˈvɛɾ.su/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,687 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 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for perverso, with forms such as "eprverso", "perevrso", and "perrverso". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "percurso", "perversa", "perversão", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is perverso, spelled P-E-R-V-E-R-S-O.
Definition
- 1que tem má índole
- 2malvado
- 3vicioso
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eprverso,perevrso,perrverso,perveros,perverrso,perversso,pervesro,pervreso,pervverso,pevrerso,pperverso,preverso
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perverso - 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.
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 “perverso”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-R-V-E-R-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɨɾ.ˈvɛɾ.su/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “percurso” - see the side-by-side comparison. perverso vs percurso
- 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.