prevalência

noun

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The verdict

“prevalência” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #20,407. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,407
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - número de casos

Corpus desk

Index PT-prevalencia · prevalência · Portuguese

prevalência · rank #20,407 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #20,407
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH princess

Nearest frequency peer: princess (+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 “prevalência”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “prevalência” 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).

prevalência vs previdência
82% similar

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

Key facts for prevalência
PropertyValue
Headwordprevalência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#20,407
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “prevalência”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).prevalênciacai 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 “princess” (#20,409), “proa” (#20,411), “progressivo” (#20,412). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “prevalência” fica em #20,407. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around prevalência, anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,407 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "número de casos".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for prevalência, with forms such as "pervalência", "pprevalência", and "preavlência". 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 also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "previdência", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is prevalência, spelled P-R-E-V-A-L-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    número de casos

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how prevalência appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «O estudo epidemiológico de 2025 foca-se na prevalência de doenças respiratórias em zonas urbanas.»

This word in other languages

prevalence(English)prevalencia(Español)prévalence(Français)Prävalenz(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pervalência
  • pprevalência
  • preavlência
  • prevallência
  • prevalnêcia
  • prevalêcnia
  • prevalêncai
  • prevalênccia
  • prevalênica
  • prevalênncia
  • prevaêlncia
  • prevlaência
  • prevvalência
  • prrevalência
  • prvealência
  • rpevalência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pervalência2pprevalência1preavlência2prevallência1prevalnêcia2prevalêcnia2prevalêncai2prevalênccia1
Edit distance from "prevalência"

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 "prevalência"?
"prevalência" is spelled P-R-E-V-A-L-Ê-N-C-I-A.
What does "prevalência" mean?
As a noun, "prevalência" means: número de casos
What words are commonly confused with "prevalência"?
"prevalência" is commonly confused with "previdência". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "prevalência" come from?
"prevalência" 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 "prevalência", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

progressivo#20,412assimilação#20,505esconderijo#20,292carismático#20,524

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

comunicador16 variantsequivalência16 variantspatriotismo16 variantssubordinado16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list