procurado

/pɾo.ku.ˈɾa.do/

//pɾo.ku.ˈɾa.do// adj

The verdict

“procurado” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #6,927 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#6,927
frequency rank, Portuguese
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pessoa desaparecida que precisa de ser encontrada

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

procurado vs procurar
78% similar
procurado vs procura
78% similar
procurado vs procuração
80% similar

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

Key facts for procurado
PropertyValue
Headwordprocurado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pɾo.ku.ˈɾa.do/
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,927
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “procurado” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). procurado lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for procurado is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɾo.ku.ˈɾa.do/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,927 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for procurado, with forms such as "porcurado", "pprocurado", and "prcourado". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "procurar", "procura", "procuração", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 procurado, spelled P-R-O-C-U-R-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa desaparecida que precisa de ser encontrada
  2. 2
    pessoa desaparecida que precisa de ser encontrada
  3. 3
    algo ou algum lugar que interressa a muitas pessoas

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porcurado,pprocurado,prcourado,proccurado,procruado,procuardo,procuraddo,procuraod,procurdao,procurrado,proucrado,prrocurado,rpocurado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

porcurado2pprocurado1prcourado2proccurado1procruado2procuardo2procuraddo1procuraod2
Edit distance from "procurado"

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 "procurado"?
"procurado" is spelled P-R-O-C-U-R-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾo.ku.ˈɾa.do/.
What does "procurado" mean?
As an adjective, "procurado" means: pessoa desaparecida que precisa de ser encontrada
What words are commonly confused with "procurado"?
"procurado" is commonly confused with "procurar", "procura", "procuração". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "procurado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "procurado" is /pɾo.ku.ˈɾa.do/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "procurado" come from?
"procurado" 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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Using “procurado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-O-C-U-R-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pɾo.ku.ˈɾa.do/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “procurar” - see the side-by-side comparison. procurado vs procurar
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list