player

noun

The verdict

“player” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #10,233 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#10,233
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ver ator, jogador

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

player vs prazer
67% similar
player vs prayer
83% similar
player vs play
67% similar

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

Key facts for player
PropertyValue
Headwordplayer
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,233
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “player” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). player lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for player is 6 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #10,233 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for player, with forms such as "lpayer", "palyer", and "plaeyr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "prazer", "prayer", "play", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is player, spelled P-L-A-Y-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ver ator, jogador
  2. 2
    ver reprodutor, tocador

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpayer,palyer,plaeyr,playerr,playre,playyer,pllayer,plyaer,pplayer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lpayer2palyer2plaeyr2playerr1playre2playyer1pllayer1plyaer2
Edit distance from "player"

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 "player"?
"player" is spelled P-L-A-Y-E-R.
What does "player" mean?
As a noun, "player" means: ver ator, jogador
What words are commonly confused with "player"?
"player" is commonly confused with "prazer", "prayer", "play". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "player" come from?
"player" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “player”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-L-A-Y-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “prazer” - see the side-by-side comparison. player vs prazer
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list