pessoa

/pɨ.ˈso.ɐ/

//pɨ.ˈso.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“pessoa” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #235. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#235
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - indivíduo consciente de si e distinto dos demais

Corpus desk

Index PT-pessoa · pessoa · Portuguese

pessoa · rank #235 · 6 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #235
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH num

Nearest frequency peer: num (-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 “pessoa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pessoa” 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).

pessoa vs pressa
67% similar
pessoa vs pessoal
86% similar
pessoa vs passa
67% similar

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

Key facts for pessoa
PropertyValue
Headwordpessoa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɨ.ˈso.ɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#235
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pessoa”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).pessoacai 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 “num” (#234), “jogo” (#233), “hora” (#232). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pessoa” fica em #235. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around pessoa (IPA /pɨ.ˈso.ɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #235 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for pessoa, with forms such as "epssoa", "pesoa", and "pesosa". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "pressa", "pessoal", "passa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is pessoa, spelled P-E-S-S-O-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    indivíduo consciente de si e distinto dos demais
  2. 2
    individualidade
  3. 3
    a função social desempenhado por um ser humano
  4. 4
    um dos constituintes da Santíssima Trindade; atributo divino do Deus cristão que, embora único em sua essência, assume três individualidades distintas: o Pai, o Filho e o Espírito Santo
  5. 5
    entidade que a lei reconhece como sendo capaz de processar outra ou ser processada; os dois tipos mais comuns são pessoa física e pessoa jurídica

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pessoa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A polícia trabalha com a hipótese de que apenas uma pessoa realizou os disparos, mas aguarda exames da perícia para reconstituir o crime.
  2. A alta no spread bancário se deu essencialmente nas operações de pessoa física.

This word in other languages

person(English)persona(Español)personne(Français)Person(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epssoa
  • pesoa
  • pesosa
  • pessao
  • ppessoa
  • psesoa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epssoa2pesoa1pesosa2pessao2ppessoa1psesoa2
Edit distance from "pessoa"

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 "pessoa"?
"pessoa" is spelled P-E-S-S-O-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pɨ.ˈso.ɐ/.
What does "pessoa" mean?
As a noun, "pessoa" means: indivíduo consciente de si e distinto dos demais
What words are commonly confused with "pessoa"?
"pessoa" is commonly confused with "pressa", "pessoal", "passa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pessoa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pessoa" is /pɨ.ˈso.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pessoa" come from?
"pessoa" 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 "pessoa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

semana#230dentro#244quanto#216número#266

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

quase6 variantsvídeo6 variantspoder6 variantsseria6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list