presbítero

noun

The verdict

“presbítero” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #40,296 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#40,296
frequency rank, Portuguese
10
letters
15
tracked misspellings

Dominant Wiktionary sense: sacerdote, padre

Key facts for presbítero
PropertyValue
Headwordpresbítero
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#40,296
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “presbítero” 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). presbítero 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 presbítero is 10 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #40,296 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for presbítero, with forms such as "persbítero", "ppresbítero", and "prebsítero". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is presbítero, spelled P-R-E-S-B-Í-T-E-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sacerdote, padre
  2. 2
    entre os presbiterianos, indivíduo eleito pela congregação para dirigi-la e ser seu chefe espiritual
  3. 3
    superintendente de igreja protestante; ancião, bispo

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: persbítero,ppresbítero,prebsítero,presbbítero,presbtíero,presbíetro,presbíteor,presbíterro,presbítreo,presbíttero,pressbítero,presíbtero,prresbítero,prsebítero,rpesbítero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "presbítero"

persbítero2ppresbítero1prebsítero2presbbítero1presbtíero2presbíetro2presbíteor2presbíterro1
Edit distance from "presbítero"

Frequency rank: #40,296 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "presbítero"?
"presbítero" is spelled P-R-E-S-B-Í-T-E-R-O.
What does "presbítero" mean?
As a noun, "presbítero" means: sacerdote, padre
What are common misspellings of "presbítero"?
Common misspellings include "persbítero", "ppresbítero", "prebsítero", "presbbítero", "presbtíero". The correct spelling is "presbítero".
What language does "presbítero" come from?
"presbítero" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “presbítero”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-E-S-B-Í-T-E-R-O — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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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.