potente

/pu.ˈtẽ.tɨ/

//pu.ˈtẽ.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“potente” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,151. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,151
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - poderoso; que tem poder

Corpus desk

Index PT-potente · potente · Portuguese

potente · rank #13,151 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,151
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH percentagem

Nearest frequency peer: percentagem (-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 “potente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “potente” 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).

potente vs ponte
71% similar
potente vs pente
71% similar
potente vs poente
86% similar

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

Key facts for potente
PropertyValue
Headwordpotente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pu.ˈtẽ.tɨ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,151
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “potente”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).potentecai 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 “percentagem” (#13,146), “promissor” (#13,156), “quarteto” (#13,159). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “potente” fica em #13,151. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around potente (IPA /pu.ˈtẽ.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,151 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for potente, with forms such as "optente", "poetnte", and "potenet". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "ponte", "pente", "poente", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is potente, spelled P-O-T-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    poderoso; que tem poder
  2. 2
    persuasivo
  3. 3
    que produz efeitos físicos ou químicos de monta
  4. 4
    (diz-se de macho) capaz de realizar o ato sexual

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mandamos uma potente força-tarefa para o Mediterrâneo.
  2. O Fagundes tem argumentos potentes para exigir um aumento.

Antonyms

impotente

This word in other languages

powerful(English)potente(Español)puissant(Français)kräftig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • optente
  • poetnte
  • potenet
  • potennte
  • potentte
  • potetne
  • potnete
  • pottente
  • ppotente
  • ptoente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of potente - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

optente2poetnte2potenet2potennte1potentte1potetne2potnete2pottente1
Edit distance from "potente"

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 "potente"?
"potente" is spelled P-O-T-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /pu.ˈtẽ.tɨ/.
What does "potente" mean?
As an adjective, "potente" means: poderoso; que tem poder
What words are commonly confused with "potente"?
"potente" is commonly confused with "ponte", "pente", "poente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "potente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "potente" is /pu.ˈtẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "potente" come from?
"potente" 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 "potente", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

redondo#13,161náutico#13,137Jeffrey#13,117impasse#13,103

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

without10 variantsfósforo10 variantsanormal10 variantsbúlgaro10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list