plebeu
The verdict
“plebeu” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #44,540 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #44,540
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativo ou próprio da plebe
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 | plebeu |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #44,540 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “plebeu” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for plebeu is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #44,540 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "relativo ou próprio da plebe".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for plebeu, with forms such as "lpebeu", "pelbeu", and "plbeeu". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "plebe", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is plebeu, spelled P-L-E-B-E-U.
Definition
- 1relativo ou próprio da plebe
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: lpebeu,pelbeu,plbeeu,plebbeu,plebue,pleebu,pllebeu,pplebeu
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plebeu - 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.
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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Using “plebeu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-L-E-B-E-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “plebe” - see the side-by-side comparison. plebeu vs plebe
- 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.