praise

/pɹeɪz/

//pɹeɪz// noun

The verdict

“praise” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #44,057 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#44,057
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - louvor

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

praise vs price
67% similar
praise vs prize
67% similar
praise vs pride
67% similar

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

Key facts for praise
PropertyValue
Headwordpraise
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɹeɪz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,057
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “praise” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). praise lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for praise is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɹeɪz/. Corpus data places it at rank #44,057 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "louvor".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for praise, with forms such as "parise", "ppraise", and "praies". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "price", "prize", "pride", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is praise, spelled P-R-A-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    louvor

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: parise,ppraise,praies,praisse,prasie,priase,prraise,rpaise

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

parise2ppraise1praies2praisse1prasie2priase2prraise1rpaise2
Edit distance from "praise"

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 "praise"?
"praise" is spelled P-R-A-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /pɹeɪz/.
What does "praise" mean?
As a noun, "praise" means: louvor
What words are commonly confused with "praise"?
"praise" is commonly confused with "price", "prize", "pride". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "praise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "praise" is /pɹeɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "praise" come from?
"praise" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “praise”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-A-I-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pɹeɪz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “price” - see the side-by-side comparison. praise vs price
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list