quadrado
/kwɐ.ˈdɾa.du/
The verdict
“quadrado” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #8,097 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #8,097
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - em forma de quadrado
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 | quadrado |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /kwɐ.ˈdɾa.du/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #8,097 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “quadrado” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for quadrado is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kwɐ.ˈdɾa.du/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,097 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 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for quadrado, with forms such as "qaudrado", "qquadrado", and "quadardo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "quadro", "quebrado", "quadra", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is quadrado, spelled Q-U-A-D-R-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1em forma de quadrado
- 2pessoa de mentalidade conservadora, com padrões de pensamentos tradicionais; careta
- 3gordo, muito gordo, obeso
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: qaudrado,qquadrado,quadardo,quaddrado,quadraddo,quadraod,quadrdao,quadrrado,quardado,qudarado,uqadrado
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quadrado - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “quadrado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is Q-U-A-D-R-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kwɐ.ˈdɾa.du/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “quadro” - see the side-by-side comparison. quadrado vs quadro
- 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.