principado

/pɾĩ.si.ˈpa.du/

//pɾĩ.si.ˈpa.du// noun

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The verdict

“principado” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #46,513. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,513
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estado soberano governado por um monarca com título de príncipe ou princesa.

Corpus desk

Index PT-principado · principado · Portuguese

principado · rank #46,513 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,513
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH principiante

Nearest frequency peer: principiante (+1 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 “principado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “principado” 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).

principado vs principal
80% similar
principado vs princípio
70% similar

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

Key facts for principado
PropertyValue
Headwordprincipado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɾĩ.si.ˈpa.du/
Letters10
Frequency rank#46,513
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “principado”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).principadocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “principiante” (#46,514), “proletário” (#46,517), “pétala” (#46,519). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “principado” fica em #46,513. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around principado (IPA /pɾĩ.si.ˈpa.du/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,513 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "estado soberano governado por um monarca com título de príncipe ou princesa.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for principado, with forms such as "pirncipado", "pprincipado", and "pricnipado". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "principal", "princípio", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is principado, spelled P-R-I-N-C-I-P-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    estado soberano governado por um monarca com título de príncipe ou princesa.

This word in other languages

principality(English)principado(Español)principauté(Français)Fürstentum(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pirncipado
  • pprincipado
  • pricnipado
  • princcipado
  • princiapdo
  • principaddo
  • principaod
  • principdao
  • princippado
  • princpiado
  • prinicpado
  • prinncipado
  • prnicipado
  • prrincipado
  • rpincipado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pirncipado2pprincipado1pricnipado2princcipado1princiapdo2principaddo1principaod2principdao2
Edit distance from "principado"

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 "principado"?
"principado" is spelled P-R-I-N-C-I-P-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾĩ.si.ˈpa.du/.
What does "principado" mean?
As a noun, "principado" means: estado soberano governado por um monarca com título de príncipe ou princesa.
What words are commonly confused with "principado"?
"principado" is commonly confused with "principal", "princípio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "principado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "principado" is /pɾĩ.si.ˈpa.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "principado" come from?
"principado" 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 "principado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

proletário#46,517panorâmico#46,488revolución#46,541subdivisão#46,577

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

vespertino15 variantshabilmente15 variantsfluxograma15 variantsestremecer15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list