pontifício

adj

The verdict

“pontifício” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #33,130. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,130
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo a pontífice; próprio de pontífice ou procedente dele

Corpus desk

Index PT-pontificio · pontifício · Portuguese

pontifício · rank #33,130 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #33,130
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH prescrito

Nearest frequency peer: prescrito (+5 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 “pontifício”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pontifício” 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).

pontifício vs pontífice
60% similar

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

Key facts for pontifício
PropertyValue
Headwordpontifício
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#33,130
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pontifício”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.pontifíciocai 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 “prescrito” (#33,135), “perdidamente” (#33,124), “presidido” (#33,137). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pontifício” fica em #33,130. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around pontifício, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,130 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "relativo a pontífice; próprio de pontífice ou procedente dele".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for pontifício, with forms such as "opntifício", "pnotifício", and "ponitfício". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "pontífice", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is pontifício, spelled P-O-N-T-I-F-Í-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo a pontífice; próprio de pontífice ou procedente dele

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Encontros com a comunidade judaica são comuns em viagens pontifícias, mas na Alemanha isso assume um significado maior, devido à tentativa do regime nazista (1933-45) de exterminar os judeus no Holocausto.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opntifício
  • pnotifício
  • ponitfício
  • ponntifício
  • pontfiício
  • pontifcíio
  • pontiffício
  • pontifíccio
  • pontifícoi
  • pontifíico
  • pontiífcio
  • ponttifício
  • potnifício
  • ppontifício

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

opntifício2pnotifício2ponitfício2ponntifício1pontfiício2pontifcíio2pontiffício1pontifíccio1
Edit distance from "pontifício"

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 "pontifício"?
"pontifício" is spelled P-O-N-T-I-F-Í-C-I-O.
What does "pontifício" mean?
As an adjective, "pontifício" means: relativo a pontífice; próprio de pontífice ou procedente dele
What words are commonly confused with "pontifício"?
"pontifício" is commonly confused with "pontífice". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "pontifício" come from?
"pontifício" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list