portuguesas

/poɾ.tu.ˈge.zɐs/

//poɾ.tu.ˈge.zɐs// adj

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The verdict

“portuguesas” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,922. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,922
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feminino plural de português

Corpus desk

Index PT-portuguesas · portuguesas · Portuguese

portuguesas · rank #6,922 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,922
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH poeira

Nearest frequency peer: poeira (-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 “portuguesas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “portuguesas” 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).

portuguesas vs portugueses
91% similar
portuguesas vs português
73% similar

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

Key facts for portuguesas
PropertyValue
Headwordportuguesas
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/poɾ.tu.ˈge.zɐs/
Letters11
Frequency rank#6,922
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “portuguesas”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.portuguesascai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “poeira” (#6,921), “preferido” (#6,925), “procurado” (#6,927). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “portuguesas” fica em #6,922. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around portuguesas (IPA /poɾ.tu.ˈge.zɐs/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,922 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "feminino plural de português".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for portuguesas, with forms such as "oprtuguesas", "porrtuguesas", and "portguuesas". 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, "portugueses", "português", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is portuguesas, spelled P-O-R-T-U-G-U-E-S-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    feminino plural de português

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oprtuguesas
  • porrtuguesas
  • portguuesas
  • porttuguesas
  • portugeusas
  • portugguesas
  • portugueass
  • portuguesass
  • portuguessa
  • portuguessas
  • portuguseas
  • portuugesas
  • porutguesas
  • potruguesas
  • pportuguesas
  • protuguesas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oprtuguesas2porrtuguesas1portguuesas2porttuguesas1portugeusas2portugguesas1portugueass2portuguesass1
Edit distance from "portuguesas"

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 "portuguesas"?
"portuguesas" is spelled P-O-R-T-U-G-U-E-S-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is /poɾ.tu.ˈge.zɐs/.
What does "portuguesas" mean?
As an adjective, "portuguesas" means: feminino plural de português
What words are commonly confused with "portuguesas"?
"portuguesas" is commonly confused with "portugueses", "português". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "portuguesas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "portuguesas" is /poɾ.tu.ˈge.zɐs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "portuguesas" come from?
"portuguesas" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trabalhista#6,955transportar#6,957arrecadação#6,977competência#6,999

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Information16 variantsintercâmbio16 variantsmovimentação16 variantsconcorrência16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list