quadrado
/kwɐ.ˈdɾa.du/
The verdict
“quadrado” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,097. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,097
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 129
- “Q” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - em forma de quadrado
Corpus desk
Index PT-quadrado · quadrado · Portuguese
quadrado · rank #8,097 · 11 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,097
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 129
- PHOTO-FINISH reclamação
Nearest frequency peer: reclamação (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “quadrado”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- quadrado
quadrado
91,904 corpus weight
- reclamação
reclamação
91,901 corpus weight
- residencial
residencial
91,898 corpus weight
- rey
rey
91,896 corpus weight
- roxo
roxo
91,895 corpus weight
- seio
seio
91,893 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “quadrado” 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 | 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
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around quadrado (IPA /kwɐ.ˈdɾa.du/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,097 among 129 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how quadrado appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Você é uma pessoa quadrada!
Se continuas a comer assim, vais ficar quadrado.
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.
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 2, 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 "quadrado", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "quadrado". Here's where to go from here.
- "quadrado" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "quadro". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #8,097 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "Q" letter cohort. Q–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.