prestável

adj

The verdict

“prestável” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,807 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,807
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - diz-se de algo que presta ou pode vir a prestar para alguma finalidade

Key facts for prestável
PropertyValue
Headwordprestável
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,807
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prestável” 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). prestável lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prestável is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,807 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

prestável has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is prestável, spelled P-R-E-S-T-Á-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se de algo que presta ou pode vir a prestar para alguma finalidade
  2. 2
    diz-se de pessoa disposta a ajudar os outros

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 "prestável"?
"prestável" is spelled P-R-E-S-T-Á-V-E-L.
What does "prestável" mean?
As an adjective, "prestável" means: diz-se de algo que presta ou pode vir a prestar para alguma finalidade
What language does "prestável" come from?
"prestável" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “prestável”

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

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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list