prato
/ˈpɾa.tu/
The verdict
“prato” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,431. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,431
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,578
- “P” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vasilha, normalmente de louça ou metal, em que se come ou se serve comida
Corpus desk
Index PT-prato · prato · Portuguese
prato · rank #3,431 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,431
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH preocupar
Nearest frequency peer: preocupar (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “prato”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- paciência
paciência
96,575 corpus weight
- pacífico
pacífico
96,574 corpus weight
- prato
prato
96,570 corpus weight
- preocupar
preocupar
96,569 corpus weight
- ramo
ramo
96,568 corpus weight
- recurso
recurso
96,566 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “prato” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prato |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɾa.tu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #3,431 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prato” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around prato (IPA /ˈpɾa.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,431 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for prato, with forms such as "pprato", "praot", and "pratto". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pro", "puto", "preço", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is prato, spelled P-R-A-T-O.
Definition
- 1vasilha, normalmente de louça ou metal, em que se come ou se serve comida
- 2cada uma das iguarias que constituem uma refeição
- 3peça de maquinismos com a forma de prato¹
- 4normalmente no plural, instrumento musical de percussão metálico em forma de prato¹
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- pprato
- praot
- pratto
- prrato
- prtao
- rpato
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prato - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prato", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "prato". Here's where to go from here.
- "prato" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "pro". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #3,431 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.