quadro
/ˈkwa.dɾu/
The verdict
“quadro” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,991 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,991
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - espaço limitado por quatro lados iguais; quadrado; caixilho
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 | quadro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkwa.dɾu/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,991 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “quadro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for quadro is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkwa.dɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,991 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for quadro, with forms such as "qaudro", "qquadro", and "quaddro". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "quão", "quanto", "quatro", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is quadro, spelled Q-U-A-D-R-O.
Definition
- 1espaço limitado por quatro lados iguais; quadrado; caixilho
- 2painel emoldurado
- 3obra de pintura ou desenho; panorama
- 4estrutura metálica de velocípedes e motociclos
- 5pessoa hierarquizada com lugar permanente num serviço ou numa empresa
- 6subdivisão de um ato numa peça teatral
- 7subdivisão de um programa de televisão
- 8cada uma das imagens estáticas que, juntas, geram a ilusão de movimento em um meio visual tal como um vídeo ou filme
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: qaudro,qquadro,quaddro,quador,quadrro,quardo,qudaro,uqadro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quadro - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “quadro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is Q-U-A-D-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkwa.dɾu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “quão” - see the side-by-side comparison. quadro vs quão
- 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.