preliminar

/pɾɨ.li.mi.ˈnaɾ/

//pɾɨ.li.mi.ˈnaɾ// adj

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The verdict

“preliminar” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,669. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,669
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que acontece antes de outro fato

Corpus desk

Index PT-preliminar · preliminar · Portuguese

preliminar · rank #8,669 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,669
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH plenamente

Nearest frequency peer: plenamente (-3 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 “preliminar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “preliminar” 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
Key facts for preliminar
PropertyValue
Headwordpreliminar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pɾɨ.li.mi.ˈnaɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,669
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “preliminar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).preliminarcai 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 “plenamente” (#8,666), “previdência” (#8,672), “prosseguir” (#8,674). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “preliminar” fica em #8,669. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around preliminar (IPA /pɾɨ.li.mi.ˈnaɾ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,669 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que acontece antes de outro fato".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for preliminar, with forms such as "perliminar", "ppreliminar", and "preilminar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is preliminar, spelled P-R-E-L-I-M-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    que acontece antes de outro fato

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A avaliação preliminar da obra teve início anteontem.

Synonyms

preambularisagogeprévio

This word in other languages

preliminary(English)preliminar(Español)préliminaire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • perliminar
  • ppreliminar
  • preilminar
  • preliimnar
  • prelimianr
  • preliminarr
  • preliminnar
  • preliminra
  • prelimminar
  • prelimniar
  • prelliminar
  • prelmiinar
  • prleiminar
  • prreliminar
  • rpeliminar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

perliminar2ppreliminar1preilminar2preliimnar2prelimianr2preliminarr1preliminnar1preliminra2
Edit distance from "preliminar"

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 "preliminar"?
"preliminar" is spelled P-R-E-L-I-M-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾɨ.li.mi.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "preliminar" mean?
As an adjective, "preliminar" means: que acontece antes de outro fato
What are common misspellings of "preliminar"?
Common misspellings include "perliminar", "ppreliminar", "preilminar", "preliimnar", "prelimianr". The correct spelling is "preliminar".
How do you pronounce "preliminar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "preliminar" is /pɾɨ.li.mi.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "preliminar" come from?
"preliminar" 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 "preliminar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

plenamente#8,666prosseguir#8,674intimidade#8,638improvável#8,636

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

resultante15 variantsmanifestar15 variantsatrapalhar15 variantscomparecer15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list