pior
/pɪ.ˈɒɹ/
The verdict
“pior” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #745. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #745
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,578
- “P” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o que é inferior a tudo o mais
Corpus desk
Index PT-pior · pior · Portuguese
pior · rank #745 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #745
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH pegar
Nearest frequency peer: pegar (-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 “pior”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- ministério
ministério
99,259 corpus weight
- morrer
morrer
99,258 corpus weight
- pegar
pegar
99,257 corpus weight
- pior
pior
99,256 corpus weight
- terá
terá
99,254 corpus weight
- veio
veio
99,253 corpus weight
What this shows “pior” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
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 | pior |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɪ.ˈɒɹ/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #745 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “pior”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around pior (IPA /pɪ.ˈɒɹ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #745 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for pior, with forms such as "ipor", "piorr", and "piro". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pó", "por", "pro", and more, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is pior, spelled P-I-O-R.
Definition
- 1o que é inferior a tudo o mais
- 2o que é mais inconveniente ou insensato que outras coisas
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pior appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Assim que se ficou sabendo do seqüestro, as autoridades brasileiras começaram a receber preocupadas mensagens de organismos internacionais e de governos estrangeiros, várias delas advertindo - com toda a razão - sobre o grave desgaste da imagem do País no exterior, caso acontecesse o pior com os reféns.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ipor
- piorr
- piro
- poir
- ppior
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pior - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pior", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).