prisioneiro

noun

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The verdict

“prisioneiro” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,965. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,965
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - uma pessoa confinada em prisão ou mantida em custódia, especialmente como resultado de um processo legal

Corpus desk

Index PT-prisioneiro · prisioneiro · Portuguese

prisioneiro · rank #7,965 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,965
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH precioso

Nearest frequency peer: precioso (-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 “prisioneiro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “prisioneiro” 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 prisioneiro
PropertyValue
Headwordprisioneiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#7,965
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “prisioneiro”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “precioso” (#7,964), “puto” (#7,967), “pica” (#7,962). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “prisioneiro” fica em #7,965. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around prisioneiro, anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,965 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for prisioneiro, with forms such as "pirsioneiro", "pprisioneiro", and "priisoneiro". 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. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is prisioneiro, spelled P-R-I-S-I-O-N-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    uma pessoa confinada em prisão ou mantida em custódia, especialmente como resultado de um processo legal
  2. 2
    soldado inimigo capturado e mantido em custódia

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Os prisioneiros fazem exercícios uma vez ao dia.
  2. Mussolini foi prisioneiro dos Aliados até ser libertado pelos comandos liderados por Skorzeny.

This word in other languages

prisoner(English)detenido(Español)prisonnier(Français)Häftling(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pirsioneiro
  • pprisioneiro
  • priisoneiro
  • prisinoeiro
  • prisioeniro
  • prisioneior
  • prisioneirro
  • prisionerio
  • prisioniero
  • prisionneiro
  • prisoineiro
  • prissioneiro
  • prrisioneiro
  • prsiioneiro
  • rpisioneiro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prisioneiro - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

pirsioneiro2pprisioneiro1priisoneiro2prisinoeiro2prisioeniro2prisioneior2prisioneirro1prisionerio2
Edit distance from "prisioneiro"

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 "prisioneiro"?
"prisioneiro" is spelled P-R-I-S-I-O-N-E-I-R-O.
What does "prisioneiro" mean?
As a noun, "prisioneiro" means: uma pessoa confinada em prisão ou mantida em custódia, especialmente como resultado de um processo legal
What are common misspellings of "prisioneiro"?
Common misspellings include "pirsioneiro", "pprisioneiro", "priisoneiro", "prisinoeiro", "prisioeniro". The correct spelling is "prisioneiro".
What language does "prisioneiro" come from?
"prisioneiro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

espetacular#7,906colonização#7,883influenciar#8,064acrescentar#7,853

Similar misspelling depth

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

introduzir15 variantsestudantil15 variantsdependente15 variantsarbitragem15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list