quadrante
/kwɐ.ˈdɾɐ̃.tɨ/
The verdict
“quadrante” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #26,867 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #26,867
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - quarta parte da circunferência
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quadrante |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kwɐ.ˈdɾɐ̃.tɨ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #26,867 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “quadrante” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for quadrante is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kwɐ.ˈdɾɐ̃.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #26,867 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for quadrante, with forms such as "qaudrante", "qquadrante", and "quadarnte". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is quadrante, spelled Q-U-A-D-R-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1quarta parte da circunferência
- 2mostrador de relógio
- 3instrumento que consiste num quarto de círculo graduado ao qual está fixo um fio de prumo; sua função é a medição da distância angular de um objeto em relação ao horizonte
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: qaudrante,qquadrante,quadarnte,quaddrante,quadranet,quadrannte,quadrantte,quadratne,quadrnate,quadrrante,quardante,qudarante,uqadrante
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quadrante - 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 “quadrante”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is Q-U-A-D-R-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kwɐ.ˈdɾɐ̃.tɨ/ (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.