prolongado

/pɾu.lõ.ˈɡa.du/

//pɾu.lõ.ˈɡa.du// adj

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The verdict

“prolongado” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,657. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,657
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que se prolongou

Corpus desk

Index PT-prolongado · prolongado · Portuguese

prolongado · rank #15,657 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #15,657
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH prefácio

Nearest frequency peer: prefácio (-3 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 “prolongado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “prolongado” 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).

prolongado vs prolongar
80% similar

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

Key facts for prolongado
PropertyValue
Headwordprolongado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pɾu.lõ.ˈɡa.du/
Letters10
Frequency rank#15,657
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “prolongado”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.prolongadocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “prefácio” (#15,654), “prancha” (#15,652), “rastro” (#15,663). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “prolongado” fica em #15,657. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around prolongado (IPA /pɾu.lõ.ˈɡa.du/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,657 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que se prolongou".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for prolongado, with forms such as "porlongado", "pprolongado", and "prloongado". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "prolongar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is prolongado, spelled P-R-O-L-O-N-G-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se prolongou

This word in other languages

prolonged(English)prolongado(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porlongado
  • pprolongado
  • prloongado
  • prollongado
  • prolnogado
  • prolognado
  • prolonagdo
  • prolongaddo
  • prolongaod
  • prolongdao
  • prolonggado
  • prolonngado
  • proolngado
  • prrolongado
  • rpolongado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

porlongado2pprolongado1prloongado2prollongado1prolnogado2prolognado2prolonagdo2prolongaddo1
Edit distance from "prolongado"

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 "prolongado"?
"prolongado" is spelled P-R-O-L-O-N-G-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɾu.lõ.ˈɡa.du/.
What does "prolongado" mean?
As an adjective, "prolongado" means: que se prolongou
What words are commonly confused with "prolongado"?
"prolongado" is commonly confused with "prolongar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prolongado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prolongado" is /pɾu.lõ.ˈɡa.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prolongado" come from?
"prolongado" 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 "prolongado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list