preservativo
/pɾɨ.zɨɾ.vɐ.ˈti.vu/
The verdict
“preservativo” has 18 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,418. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,418
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,113
- “P” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que tem a propriedade de preservar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | preservativo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pɾɨ.zɨɾ.vɐ.ˈti.vu/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #18,418 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “preservativo” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around preservativo (IPA /pɾɨ.zɨɾ.vɐ.ˈti.vu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,418 among 3,113 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que tem a propriedade de preservar".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for preservativo, with forms such as "perservativo", "ppreservativo", and "preesrvativo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is preservativo, spelled P-R-E-S-E-R-V-A-T-I-V-O.
Definition
- 1que tem a propriedade de preservar
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- perservativo
- ppreservativo
- preesrvativo
- preseravtivo
- preserrvativo
- preservaitvo
- preservatiov
- preservativvo
- preservattivo
- preservatvio
- preservtaivo
- preservvativo
- presevrativo
- presrevativo
- presservativo
- prreservativo
- prseervativo
- rpeservativo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of preservativo - 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.
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.
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Using “preservativo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-E-S-E-R-V-A-T-I-V-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɾɨ.zɨɾ.vɐ.ˈti.vu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.