quinto

/ˈkĩ.tu/

//ˈkĩ.tu// adj

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The verdict

“quinto” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,587. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,587
frequency rank, Portuguese
129
“Q” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ordem de um elemento em um conjunto, que ocupe a posição equivalente ao número cinco.

Corpus desk

Index PT-quinto · quinto · Portuguese

quinto · rank #4,587 · 8 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,587
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 129
  • PHOTO-FINISH raro

Nearest frequency peer: raro (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “quinto”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “quinto” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

quinto vs quit
67% similar
quinto vs quite
67% similar
quinto vs quinze
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for quinto
PropertyValue
Headwordquinto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈkĩ.tu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,587
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “quinto”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.quintocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “raro” (#4,588), “relevante” (#4,590), “resenha” (#4,591). Entre 129 lemas com “Q”, “quinto” fica em #4,587. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around quinto (IPA /ˈkĩ.tu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,587 among 129 “Q” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ordem de um elemento em um conjunto, que ocupe a posição equivalente ao número cinco.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for quinto, with forms such as "qiunto", "qquinto", and "quinnto". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "quit", "quite", "quinze", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is quinto, spelled Q-U-I-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ordem de um elemento em um conjunto, que ocupe a posição equivalente ao número cinco.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qiunto
  • qquinto
  • quinnto
  • quinot
  • quintto
  • quitno
  • qunito
  • uqinto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quinto - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

qiunto2qquinto1quinnto1quinot2quintto1quitno2qunito2uqinto2
Edit distance from "quinto"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quinto"?
"quinto" is spelled Q-U-I-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkĩ.tu/.
What does "quinto" mean?
As an adjective, "quinto" means: ordem de um elemento em um conjunto, que ocupe a posição equivalente ao número cinco.
What words are commonly confused with "quinto"?
"quinto" is commonly confused with "quit", "quite", "quinze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quinto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quinto" is /ˈkĩ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quinto" come from?
"quinto" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quinto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list