plebiscito

/plɨ.biʃ.ˈsi.tu/

//plɨ.biʃ.ˈsi.tu// noun

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The verdict

“plebiscito” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,148. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,148
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - consulta popular em que os eleitores votam sim ou não numa proposta apresentada

Corpus desk

Index PT-plebiscito · plebiscito · Portuguese

plebiscito · rank #18,148 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,148
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH police

Nearest frequency peer: police (+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 “plebiscito”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “plebiscito” 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
Key facts for plebiscito
PropertyValue
Headwordplebiscito
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/plɨ.biʃ.ˈsi.tu/
Letters10
Frequency rank#18,148
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “plebiscito”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).plebiscitocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “police” (#18,149), “precaução” (#18,151), “pregação” (#18,152). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “plebiscito” fica em #18,148. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around plebiscito (IPA /plɨ.biʃ.ˈsi.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,148 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "consulta popular em que os eleitores votam sim ou não numa proposta apresentada".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for plebiscito, with forms such as "lpebiscito", "pelbiscito", and "plbeiscito". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is plebiscito, spelled P-L-E-B-I-S-C-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    consulta popular em que os eleitores votam sim ou não numa proposta apresentada

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O deputado Devanir Ribeiro (PT-SP) anunciou, em seguida, intenção de pedir um plebiscito sobre o terceiro mandato.

This word in other languages

plebiscite(English)plebiscito(Español)plébiscite(Français)Plebiszit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpebiscito
  • pelbiscito
  • plbeiscito
  • plebbiscito
  • plebicsito
  • plebisccito
  • plebisciot
  • plebiscitto
  • plebisctio
  • plebisicto
  • plebisscito
  • plebsicito
  • pleibscito
  • pllebiscito
  • pplebiscito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lpebiscito2pelbiscito2plbeiscito2plebbiscito1plebicsito2plebisccito1plebisciot2plebiscitto1
Edit distance from "plebiscito"

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 "plebiscito"?
"plebiscito" is spelled P-L-E-B-I-S-C-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /plɨ.biʃ.ˈsi.tu/.
What does "plebiscito" mean?
As a noun, "plebiscito" means: consulta popular em que os eleitores votam sim ou não numa proposta apresentada
What are common misspellings of "plebiscito"?
Common misspellings include "lpebiscito", "pelbiscito", "plbeiscito", "plebbiscito", "plebicsito". The correct spelling is "plebiscito".
How do you pronounce "plebiscito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plebiscito" is /plɨ.biʃ.ˈsi.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plebiscito" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "plebiscito", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list