poente

/ˈpwẽ.tɨ/

//ˈpwẽ.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“poente” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #28,325. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,325
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que põe ou se põe, especialmente no caso do Sol

Corpus desk

Index PT-poente · poente · Portuguese

poente · rank #28,325 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,325
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH porã

Nearest frequency peer: porã (+2 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 “poente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “poente” 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).

poente vs pote
67% similar
poente vs pont
67% similar
poente vs ponto
67% similar

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

Key facts for poente
PropertyValue
Headwordpoente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈpwẽ.tɨ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,325
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “poente”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).poentecai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “porã” (#28,327), “pinhal” (#28,319), “prazeroso” (#28,335). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “poente” fica em #28,325. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around poente (IPA /ˈpwẽ.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,325 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que põe ou se põe, especialmente no caso do Sol".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for poente, with forms such as "opente", "peonte", and "poenet". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "pote", "pont", "ponto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is poente, spelled P-O-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que põe ou se põe, especialmente no caso do Sol

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opente
  • peonte
  • poenet
  • poennte
  • poentte
  • poetne
  • ponete
  • ppoente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

opente2peonte2poenet2poennte1poentte1poetne2ponete2ppoente1
Edit distance from "poente"

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 "poente"?
"poente" is spelled P-O-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpwẽ.tɨ/.
What does "poente" mean?
As an adjective, "poente" means: que põe ou se põe, especialmente no caso do Sol
What words are commonly confused with "poente"?
"poente" is commonly confused with "pote", "pont", "ponto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "poente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poente" is /ˈpwẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poente" come from?
"poente" 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 "poente", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pinhal#28,319perene#28,312mangue#28,275macaca#28,268

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

nylon8 variantsmight8 variantslúcido8 variantsiguaria8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list