represália
/Rɨ.pɾɨ.ˈza.ljɐ/
The verdict
“represália” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #31,126. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31,126
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,668
- “R” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dano que se faz sofrer a outrem, como indenização
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | represália |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /Rɨ.pɾɨ.ˈza.ljɐ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #31,126 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “represália” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around represália (IPA /Rɨ.pɾɨ.ˈza.ljɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,126 among 1,668 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for represália, with forms such as "erpresália", "repersália", and "reppresália". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 represália, spelled R-E-P-R-E-S-Á-L-I-A.
Definition
- 1dano que se faz sofrer a outrem, como indenização
- 2vingança, desforra violenta, retaliação, despique
- 3ação de apresar os despojos do inimigo por este haver violado convenção ou tratado
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erpresália,repersália,reppresália,represláia,repressália,represáila,represálai,represállia,repreáslia,reprresália,reprseália,rerpesália,rperesália,rrepresália
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of represália - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “represália”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-P-R-E-S-Á-L-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /Rɨ.pɾɨ.ˈza.ljɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.