perverso

/pɨɾ.ˈvɛɾ.su/

//pɨɾ.ˈvɛɾ.su// adj

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The verdict

“perverso” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #20,687. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,687
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que tem má índole

Corpus desk

Index PT-perverso · perverso · Portuguese

perverso · rank #20,687 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,687
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH picante

Nearest frequency peer: picante (+1 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 “perverso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “perverso” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

perverso vs percurso
75% similar
perverso vs perversa
88% similar
perverso vs perversão
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for perverso
PropertyValue
Headwordperverso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pɨɾ.ˈvɛɾ.su/
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,687
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “perverso”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).perversocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “picante” (#20,688), “persuadir” (#20,685), “Pietro” (#20,689). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “perverso” fica em #20,687. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around perverso (IPA /pɨɾ.ˈvɛɾ.su/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,687 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    que tem má índole
  2. 2
    malvado
  3. 3
    vicioso

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.

eprverso2perevrso2perrverso1perveros2perverrso1perversso1pervesro2pervreso2
Edit distance from "perverso"

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 "perverso"?
"perverso" is spelled P-E-R-V-E-R-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɨɾ.ˈvɛɾ.su/.
What does "perverso" mean?
As an adjective, "perverso" means: que tem má índole
What words are commonly confused with "perverso"?
"perverso" is commonly confused with "percurso", "perversa", "perversão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perverso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perverso" is /pɨɾ.ˈvɛɾ.su/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perverso" come from?
"perverso" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "perverso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list