pretérito

/pɾɨ.ˈtɛ.ɾi.tu/

//pɾɨ.ˈtɛ.ɾi.tu// adj

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The verdict

“pretérito” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #32,740. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,740
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que passou

Corpus desk

Index PT-preterito · pretérito · Portuguese

pretérito · rank #32,740 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,740
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH quiet

Nearest frequency peer: quiet (+5 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 “pretérito”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pretérito” 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).

pretérito vs pretexto
67% similar
pretérito vs preferido
67% similar
pretérito vs prescrito
78% similar

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

Key facts for pretérito
PropertyValue
Headwordpretérito
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pɾɨ.ˈtɛ.ɾi.tu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#32,740
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pretérito”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.pretéritocai 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 “quiet” (#32,745), “pontaria” (#32,733), “pecar” (#32,725). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pretérito” fica em #32,740. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around pretérito (IPA /pɾɨ.ˈtɛ.ɾi.tu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,740 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que passou".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for pretérito, with forms such as "pertérito", "ppretérito", and "pretréito". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "pretexto", "preferido", "prescrito", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is pretérito, spelled P-R-E-T-É-R-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que passou

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pertérito
  • ppretérito
  • pretréito
  • prettérito
  • pretéirto
  • pretériot
  • pretéritto
  • pretérrito
  • pretértio
  • preétrito
  • prretérito
  • prteérito
  • rpetérito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pertérito2ppretérito1pretréito2prettérito1pretéirto2pretériot2pretéritto1pretérrito1
Edit distance from "pretérito"

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 "pretérito"?
"pretérito" is spelled P-R-E-T-É-R-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾɨ.ˈtɛ.ɾi.tu/.
What does "pretérito" mean?
As an adjective, "pretérito" means: que passou
What words are commonly confused with "pretérito"?
"pretérito" is commonly confused with "pretexto", "preferido", "prescrito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pretérito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pretérito" is /pɾɨ.ˈtɛ.ɾi.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pretérito" come from?
"pretérito" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pretérito", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

paradoxal#32,720literacia#32,671Vassouras#32,809lightning#32,667

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

neurologia13 variantsamamentar13 variantsdesonesto13 variantsembreagem13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list