rather
The verdict
“rather” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #44,562 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #44,562
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - um tanto, meio
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 | rather |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #44,562 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rather” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for rather is 6 letters long, classified as an adverb. Corpus data places it at rank #44,562 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for rather, with forms such as "arther", "rahter", and "ratehr". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "reter", "Ritter", "rate", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 rather, spelled R-A-T-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1um tanto, meio
- 2meio que
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: arther,rahter,ratehr,ratherr,rathher,rathre,ratther,rrather,rtaher
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rather - 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.
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 “rather”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-A-T-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “reter” - see the side-by-side comparison. rather vs reter
- 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.