poderoso
/pu.dɨ.ˈɾo.zu/
The verdict
“poderoso” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #3,223 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #3,223
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que possui muito poder
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 | poderoso |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pu.dɨ.ˈɾo.zu/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #3,223 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poderoso” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for poderoso is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pu.dɨ.ˈɾo.zu/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,223 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que possui muito poder".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for poderoso, with forms such as "opderoso", "pdoeroso", and "podderoso". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "poderosos", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is poderoso, spelled P-O-D-E-R-O-S-O.
Definition
- 1que possui muito poder
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: opderoso,pdoeroso,podderoso,podeorso,poderoos,poderosso,poderroso,podersoo,podreoso,poedroso,ppoderoso
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of poderoso - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “poderoso”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-O-D-E-R-O-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pu.dɨ.ˈɾo.zu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “poderosos” - see the side-by-side comparison. poderoso vs poderosos
- 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.