plus

noun

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The verdict

“plus” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,986. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,986
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bônus que comumente por si só não acarreta encargo adicional

Corpus desk

Index PT-plus · plus · Portuguese

plus · rank #5,986 · 6 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,986
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pires

Nearest frequency peer: pires (-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 “plus”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “plus” 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).

plus vs pub
50% similar
plus vs put
50% similar
plus vs pum
50% similar

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

Key facts for plus
PropertyValue
Headwordplus
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,986
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “plus”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.pluscai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “pires” (#5,985), “poderosos” (#5,987), “pesadelo” (#5,984). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “plus” fica em #5,986. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around plus, anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,986 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "bônus que comumente por si só não acarreta encargo adicional".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for plus, with forms such as "lpus", "pllus", and "plsu". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "pub", "put", "pum", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is plus, spelled P-L-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    bônus que comumente por si só não acarreta encargo adicional

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Moda Moldes Especial ed.21 Plus Size

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpus
  • pllus
  • plsu
  • pluss
  • pplus
  • puls

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lpus2pllus1plsu2pluss1pplus1puls2
Edit distance from "plus"

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 "plus"?
"plus" is spelled P-L-U-S.
What does "plus" mean?
As a noun, "plus" means: bônus que comumente por si só não acarreta encargo adicional
What words are commonly confused with "plus"?
"plus" is commonly confused with "pub", "put", "pum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "plus" come from?
"plus" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beta#6,033blue#6,034call#6,036coma#5,925

Similar misspelling depth

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

pátio6 variantstrono6 variantsbacia6 variantsêxito6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list