polémico

/po.ˈle.mɪ.kʊ/

//po.ˈle.mɪ.kʊ// adj

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The verdict

“polémico” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #45,531. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,531
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relacionado a polémica

Corpus desk

Index PT-polemico · polémico · Portuguese

polémico · rank #45,531 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,531
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH polígono

Nearest frequency peer: polígono (+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 “polémico”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “polémico” 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).

polémico vs poético
75% similar
polémico vs polémica
88% similar

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

Key facts for polémico
PropertyValue
Headwordpolémico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/po.ˈle.mɪ.kʊ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,531
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “polémico”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.polémicocai 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 “polígono” (#45,532), “pilão” (#45,522), “pale” (#45,514). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “polémico” fica em #45,531. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around polémico (IPA /po.ˈle.mɪ.kʊ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,531 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for polémico, with forms such as "oplémico", "ploémico", and "pollémico". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "poético", "polémica", 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is polémico, spelled P-O-L-É-M-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    relacionado a polémica
  2. 2
    que provoca polémica

Synonyms

polêmicocontroverso

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oplémico
  • ploémico
  • pollémico
  • polméico
  • poléimco
  • polémcio
  • polémicco
  • polémioc
  • polémmico
  • poélmico
  • ppolémico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oplémico2ploémico2pollémico1polméico2poléimco2polémcio2polémicco1polémioc2
Edit distance from "polémico"

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 "polémico"?
"polémico" is spelled P-O-L-É-M-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /po.ˈle.mɪ.kʊ/.
What does "polémico" mean?
As an adjective, "polémico" means: relacionado a polémica
What words are commonly confused with "polémico"?
"polémico" is commonly confused with "poético", "polémica". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "polémico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "polémico" is /po.ˈle.mɪ.kʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "polémico" come from?
"polémico" 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 "polémico", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

polígono#45,532requinte#45,569santeiro#45,583tabajara#45,616

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

aborrecer11 variantsfavelado11 variantsdesígnio11 variantsespátula11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list