raiva

/ˈRaj.vɐ/

//ˈRaj.vɐ// noun

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The verdict

“raiva” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,906. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,906
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - doença infecciosa aguda causada por um vírus de ARN da família dos rabdovírus, transmitida ao homem pela mordida de animais infectados, como o cão, gato, lobo etc., caracterizada por lesões do sist...

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Index PT-raiva · raiva · Portuguese

raiva · rank #1,906 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,906
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH princípio

Nearest frequency peer: princípio (-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 “raiva”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “raiva” 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).

raiva vs raiz
60% similar
raiva vs rima
60% similar
raiva vs rama
60% similar

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

Key facts for raiva
PropertyValue
Headwordraiva
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈRaj.vɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,906
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “raiva”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).raivacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “princípio” (#1,905), “potencial” (#1,904), “sítio” (#1,908). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “raiva” fica em #1,906. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around raiva (IPA /ˈRaj.vɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,906 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for raiva, with forms such as "ariva", "raiav", and "raivva". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "raiz", "rima", "rama", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 raiva, spelled R-A-I-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    doença infecciosa aguda causada por um vírus de ARN da família dos rabdovírus, transmitida ao homem pela mordida de animais infectados, como o cão, gato, lobo etc., caracterizada por lesões do sistema nervoso central que provocam convulsão, tetania e paralisia respiratória; hidrofobia
  2. 2
    acesso de fúria; arrebatamento violento; cólera, ira
  3. 3
    sentimento de irritação, agressividade, rancor e/ou frustração, motivados por aborrecimento, injustiça ou rejeição sofridas, etc
  4. 4
    aversão em relação a algo ou alguém; ódio, horror, ojeriza
  5. 5
    apetite intenso
  6. 6
    desejo veemente; anelo
  7. 7
    forte paixão amorosa
  8. 8
    prurido que ocorre nas gengivas das crianças, durante a dentição; raivinhas
  9. 9
    biscoito seco feito com farinha de trigo, manteiga, ovos e açúcar, a que frequentemente se dá a forma de arabescos caligráficos de intrincados padrões; raivinha

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how raiva appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tremia e gritava de raiva.
  2. Tomou raiva de viajar.

Synonyms

danaçãohidrofobialissarábiafúriarepulsão

Antonyms

fúriarepulsão

This word in other languages

rabies(English)rabia(Español)rage(Français)Tollwut(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ariva
  • raiav
  • raivva
  • ravia
  • riava
  • rraiva

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ariva2raiav2raivva1ravia2riava2rraiva1
Edit distance from "raiva"

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 "raiva"?
"raiva" is spelled R-A-I-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈRaj.vɐ/.
What does "raiva" mean?
As a noun, "raiva" means: doença infecciosa aguda causada por um vírus de ARN da família dos rabdovírus, transmitida ao homem pela mordida de animais infectados, como o cão, gato, lobo etc., caracterizada por lesões do sist...
What words are commonly confused with "raiva"?
"raiva" is commonly confused with "raiz", "rima", "rama". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "raiva"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raiva" is /ˈRaj.vɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "raiva" come from?
"raiva" 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 "raiva", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sítio#1,908pista#1,903James#1,893enfim#1,882

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

reação6 variantsocorre6 variantssessão6 variantsnegra6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list