protagonista
/pɾɔ.tɐ.ɡu.ˈniʃ.tɐ/
The verdict
“protagonista” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #4,946 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,946
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - principal personagem de uma peça dramática
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | protagonista |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɾɔ.tɐ.ɡu.ˈniʃ.tɐ/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #4,946 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “protagonista” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for protagonista is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɾɔ.tɐ.ɡu.ˈniʃ.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,946 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for protagonista, with forms such as "portagonista", "pprotagonista", and "proatgonista". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is protagonista, spelled P-R-O-T-A-G-O-N-I-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1principal personagem de uma peça dramática
- 2pessoa que desempenha ou ocupa o primeiro lugar em qualquer acontecimento
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: portagonista,pprotagonista,proatgonista,protaggonista,protagnoista,protagoinsta,protagonisat,protagonissta,protagonistta,protagonitsa,protagonnista,protagonsita,protaognista,protgaonista,prottagonista,prrotagonista,prtoagonista,rpotagonista
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of protagonista - 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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Using “protagonista”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-O-T-A-G-O-N-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɾɔ.tɐ.ɡu.ˈniʃ.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.