prover
/pɾo.ˈveɾ/
The verdict
“prover” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,133. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,133
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,578
- “P” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (transitivo)
Corpus desk
Index PT-prover · prover · Portuguese
prover · rank #12,133 · 9 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-MID #12,133
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH prove
Nearest frequency peer: prove (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “prover”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Piracicaba
Piracicaba
87,874 corpus weight
- prontamente
prontamente
87,870 corpus weight
- prove
prove
87,869 corpus weight
- prover
prover
87,868 corpus weight
- race
race
87,866 corpus weight
- revolution
revolution
87,861 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “prover” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | prover |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /pɾo.ˈveɾ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #12,133 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prover” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around prover (IPA /pɾo.ˈveɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,133 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for prover, with forms such as "porver", "pprover", and "proevr". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "poder", "prove", "prole", and more, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is prover, spelled P-R-O-V-E-R.
Definition
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- 2(transitivo)
- 3(transitivo)
- 4(transitivo)
- 5(reflexivo)
- 6(reflexivo)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prover appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Era a mãe quem provia o bem-estar da família.
Deram ordens para que provesse aquela tropa de víveres e munições.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- porver
- pprover
- proevr
- proverr
- provre
- provver
- prrover
- prvoer
- rpover
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prover - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prover", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "prover". Here's where to go from here.
- "prover" maps to 9 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "poder". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #12,133 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.