rápido

/ˈRa.pi.du/

//ˈRa.pi.du// adj

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The verdict

“rápido” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #811. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#811
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que anda depressa

Corpus desk

Index PT-rapido · rápido · Portuguese

rápido · rank #811 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #811
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH serem

Nearest frequency peer: serem (+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 “rápido”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “rápido” 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).

rápido vs ruído
50% similar
rápido vs rapto
50% similar
rápido vs ratio
50% similar

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

Key facts for rápido
PropertyValue
Headwordrápido
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈRa.pi.du/
Letters6
Frequency rank#811
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “rápido”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.rápidocai 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 “serem” (#812), “pagar” (#809), “motivo” (#808). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rápido” fica em #811. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around rápido (IPA /ˈRa.pi.du/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #811 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for rápido, with forms such as "rpáido", "rrápido", and "ráipdo". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "ruído", "rapto", "ratio", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is rápido, spelled R-Á-P-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que anda depressa
  2. 2
    ligeiro
  3. 3
    veloz
  4. 4
    que dura pouco tempo
  5. 5
    que produz muito em pouco tempo

This word in other languages

quick(English)rápido(Español)rapide(Français)schnell(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rpáido
  • rrápido
  • ráipdo
  • rápdio
  • rápiddo
  • rápiod
  • ráppido
  • árpido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rápido - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rpáido2rrápido1ráipdo2rápdio2rápiddo1rápiod2ráppido1árpido2
Edit distance from "rápido"

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 "rápido"?
"rápido" is spelled R-Á-P-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈRa.pi.du/.
What does "rápido" mean?
As an adjective, "rápido" means: que anda depressa
What words are commonly confused with "rápido"?
"rápido" is commonly confused with "ruído", "rapto", "ratio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rápido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rápido" is /ˈRa.pi.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rápido" come from?
"rápido" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

motivo#808aquilo#820espera#825jornal#827

Similar misspelling depth

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

prisão8 variantsacabar8 variantsmostra8 variantscriação8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list