principiante

/pɾĩ.si.ˈpjɐ̃.tɨ/

//pɾĩ.si.ˈpjɐ̃.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“principiante” has 18 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #46,514. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,514
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-principiante · principiante · Portuguese

principiante · rank #46,514 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,514
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH principado

Nearest frequency peer: principado (-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 “principiante”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “principiante” 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
Key facts for principiante
PropertyValue
Headwordprincipiante
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pɾĩ.si.ˈpjɐ̃.tɨ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#46,514
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “principiante”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).principiantecai aqui:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around principiante (IPA /pɾĩ.si.ˈpjɐ̃.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,514 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que principia ou começa".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for principiante, with forms such as "pirncipiante", "pprincipiante", and "pricnipiante". 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is principiante, spelled P-R-I-N-C-I-P-I-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que principia ou começa

This word in other languages

principiante(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pirncipiante
  • pprincipiante
  • pricnipiante
  • princcipiante
  • princiipante
  • principainte
  • principianet
  • principiannte
  • principiantte
  • principiatne
  • principinate
  • princippiante
  • princpiiante
  • prinicpiante
  • prinncipiante
  • prnicipiante
  • prrincipiante
  • rpincipiante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of principiante - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

pirncipiante2pprincipiante1pricnipiante2princcipiante1princiipante2principainte2principianet2principiannte1
Edit distance from "principiante"

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 "principiante"?
"principiante" is spelled P-R-I-N-C-I-P-I-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾĩ.si.ˈpjɐ̃.tɨ/.
What does "principiante" mean?
As an adjective, "principiante" means: que principia ou começa
What are common misspellings of "principiante"?
Common misspellings include "pirncipiante", "pprincipiante", "pricnipiante", "princcipiante", "princiipante". The correct spelling is "principiante".
How do you pronounce "principiante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "principiante" is /pɾĩ.si.ˈpjɐ̃.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "principiante" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

libertinagem#46,417hipoglicemia#46,365encaracolado#46,295desorientado#46,267

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

pontualmente18 variantsreconstituir18 variantslateralmente18 variantsincorruptível18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list