problem
/ˈpɹɒ.bləm/
The verdict
“problem” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,616. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,616
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,578
- “P” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - problema
Corpus desk
Index PT-problem · problem · Portuguese
problem · rank #17,616 · 11 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #17,616
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH pressuposto
Nearest frequency peer: pressuposto (-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 “problem”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- polvo
polvo
82,391 corpus weight
- pressuposto
pressuposto
82,386 corpus weight
- problem
problem
82,385 corpus weight
- proposição
proposição
82,382 corpus weight
- protestante
protestante
82,381 corpus weight
- psiquiatria
psiquiatria
82,380 corpus weight
What this shows “problem” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | problem |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɹɒ.bləm/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #17,616 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “problem”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around problem (IPA /ˈpɹɒ.bləm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,616 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "problema".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for problem, with forms such as "porblem", "pproblem", and "prbolem". 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, "prole", "problema", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 problem, spelled P-R-O-B-L-E-M.
Definition
- 1problema
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- porblem
- pproblem
- prbolem
- probblem
- probelm
- problemm
- probllem
- problme
- prolbem
- prroblem
- rpoblem
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of problem - 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.
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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).