perverso

//pɨɾ.ˈvɛɾ.su// adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,687

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

perverso is anPortugueseadj. It means: que tem má índole Pronounced /pɨɾ.ˈvɛɾ.su/. Often confused with percurso and perversa.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for perverso is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for perverso, with forms such as "eprverso", "perevrso", and "perrverso". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "percurso", "perversa", "perversão", 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 perverso, spelled P-E-R-V-E-R-S-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for perverso

Misspelling Variants of "perverso"

eprverso8perevrso8perrverso9perveros8perverrso9perversso9pervesro8pervreso8
Misspelling Variants of "perverso"

Frequency rank: #20,687 in Portuguese

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 adj, "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. 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.