polite
/pəˈlaɪt/
The verdict
“polite” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - educado, polido, cortês
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | polite |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pəˈlaɪt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “polite” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
polite is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /pəˈlaɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
polite has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is polite, spelled P-O-L-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1educado, polido, cortês
- 2polido, liso
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “polite”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-O-L-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pəˈlaɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.