portugueses

/poɾ.tu.ˈge.zis/

//poɾ.tu.ˈge.zis// adj

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The verdict

“portugueses” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,343. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,343
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-portugueses · portugueses · Portuguese

portugueses · rank #2,343 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,343
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH ponta

Nearest frequency peer: ponta (-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 “portugueses”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “portugueses” 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).

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

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

Key facts for portugueses
PropertyValue
Headwordportugueses
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/poɾ.tu.ˈge.zis/
Letters11
Frequency rank#2,343
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “portugueses”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).portuguesescai 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 “ponta” (#2,342), “privada” (#2,344), “peixe” (#2,341). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “portugueses” fica em #2,343. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around portugueses (IPA /poɾ.tu.ˈge.zis/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,343 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural de português".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for portugueses, with forms such as "oprtugueses", "porrtugueses", and "portguueses". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "português", "portuguesas", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is portugueses, spelled P-O-R-T-U-G-U-E-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural de português

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oprtugueses
  • porrtugueses
  • portguueses
  • porttugueses
  • portugeuses
  • portuggueses
  • portugueess
  • portuguesess
  • portuguesse
  • portuguesses
  • portugusees
  • portuugeses
  • porutgueses
  • potrugueses
  • pportugueses
  • protugueses

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oprtugueses2porrtugueses1portguueses2porttugueses1portugeuses2portuggueses1portugueess2portuguesess1
Edit distance from "portugueses"

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 "portugueses"?
"portugueses" is spelled P-O-R-T-U-G-U-E-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /poɾ.tu.ˈge.zis/.
What does "portugueses" mean?
As an adjective, "portugueses" means: plural de português
What words are commonly confused with "portugueses"?
"portugueses" is commonly confused with "português", "portuguesas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "portugueses"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "portugueses" is /poɾ.tu.ˈge.zis/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "portugueses" come from?
"portugueses" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

desenvolver#2,315alternativa#2,301significado#2,291temperatura#2,445

Similar misspelling depth

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

classificação16 variantsbrincadeira16 variantsrestaurante16 variantsWashington16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list