receptor

noun

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The verdict

“receptor” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,720. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,720
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aparelho de telegrafia destinado a receber os sinais transmitidos pelo fio

Corpus desk

Index PT-receptor · receptor · Portuguese

receptor · rank #11,720 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,720
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH Raphael

Nearest frequency peer: Raphael (-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 “receptor”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “receptor” 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
Key facts for receptor
PropertyValue
Headwordreceptor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,720
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “receptor”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Raphael” (#11,719), “pulseira” (#11,718), “recreio” (#11,722). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “receptor” fica em #11,720. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around receptor, anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,720 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for receptor, with forms such as "erceptor", "rceeptor", and "recceptor". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is receptor, spelled R-E-C-E-P-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    aparelho de telegrafia destinado a receber os sinais transmitidos pelo fio
  2. 2
    rádio
  3. 3
    posição de jogo atrás da base que se posiciona proximamente o rebatedor na qual se posiciona jogador que recebe a bola lançada pelo arremessador
  4. 4
    jogador que se posiciona atrás da base na qual se posiciona proximamente o rebatedor e que recebe a bola lançada pelo arremessador
  5. 5
    dispositivo que conjuga capacidade de sintonizar e amplificar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Fundamentos de Comunicação Eletrônica - Volume 2
  2. Um dos principais efeitos da propagação de ondas de rádio é chamado desvanecimento. Desvanecimento é a variação na amplitude do sinal no receptor devido às características do percurso do sinal e as mudanças nele.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erceptor
  • rceeptor
  • recceptor
  • recepotr
  • recepptor
  • receptorr
  • receptro
  • recepttor
  • recetpor
  • recpetor
  • reecptor
  • rreceptor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erceptor2rceeptor2recceptor1recepotr2recepptor1receptorr1receptro2recepttor1
Edit distance from "receptor"

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 "receptor"?
"receptor" is spelled R-E-C-E-P-T-O-R.
What does "receptor" mean?
As a noun, "receptor" means: aparelho de telegrafia destinado a receber os sinais transmitidos pelo fio
What are common misspellings of "receptor"?
Common misspellings include "erceptor", "rceeptor", "recceptor", "recepotr", "recepptor". The correct spelling is "receptor".
What language does "receptor" come from?
"receptor" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pulseira#11,718retórica#11,729pretexto#11,710sintonia#11,740

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

plantação12 variantsautêntico12 variantsdesordem12 variantsdesfazer12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list