prescrito

/pɾɨʃ.ˈkɾi.tu/

//pɾɨʃ.ˈkɾi.tu// adj

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The verdict

“prescrito” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #33,135. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,135
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ordenado, mandado

Corpus desk

Index PT-prescrito · prescrito · Portuguese

prescrito · rank #33,135 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #33,135
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH presidido

Nearest frequency peer: presidido (+2 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 “prescrito”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “prescrito” 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).

prescrito vs pretérito
78% similar

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

Key facts for prescrito
PropertyValue
Headwordprescrito
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pɾɨʃ.ˈkɾi.tu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,135
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “prescrito”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).prescritocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “presidido” (#33,137), “pontifício” (#33,130), “perdidamente” (#33,124). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “prescrito” fica em #33,135. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around prescrito (IPA /pɾɨʃ.ˈkɾi.tu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,135 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for prescrito, with forms such as "perscrito", "pprescrito", and "precsrito". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "pretérito", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is prescrito, spelled P-R-E-S-C-R-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ordenado, mandado
  2. 2
    que prescreveu

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • perscrito
  • pprescrito
  • precsrito
  • presccrito
  • prescirto
  • prescriot
  • prescritto
  • prescrrito
  • prescrtio
  • presrcito
  • presscrito
  • prrescrito
  • prsecrito
  • rpescrito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prescrito - 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.

perscrito2pprescrito1precsrito2presccrito1prescirto2prescriot2prescritto1prescrrito1
Edit distance from "prescrito"

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 "prescrito"?
"prescrito" is spelled P-R-E-S-C-R-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾɨʃ.ˈkɾi.tu/.
What does "prescrito" mean?
As an adjective, "prescrito" means: ordenado, mandado
What words are commonly confused with "prescrito"?
"prescrito" is commonly confused with "pretérito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prescrito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prescrito" is /pɾɨʃ.ˈkɾi.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prescrito" come from?
"prescrito" 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 "prescrito", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

presidido#33,137mesquinho#33,085memorizar#33,081majestoso#33,070

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

pontifício14 variantsreabilitar14 variantsharmonioso14 variantscampestre14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list