residir

//Rɨ.zi.ˈdiɾ// verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,005

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

residir is aPortugueseverb. It means: estabelecer-se em um lugar e nele dormir regularmente; habitar, morar, viver Pronounced /Rɨ.zi.ˈdiɾ/. Often confused with resumir and resíduo.

Key facts for residir
PropertyValue
Headwordresidir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/Rɨ.zi.ˈdiɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,005
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of residir in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for residir is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /Rɨ.zi.ˈdiɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #21,005 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for residir, with forms such as "ersidir", "reisdir", and "resdiir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "resumir", "resíduo", "resistir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is residir, spelled R-E-S-I-D-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    estabelecer-se em um lugar e nele dormir regularmente; habitar, morar, viver
  2. 2
    estar; achar-se, situar-se
  3. 3
    consistir em

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ersidir,reisdir,resdiir,residdir,residirr,residri,resiidr,ressidir,rresidir,rseidir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for residir

Misspelling Variants of "residir"

ersidir7reisdir7resdiir7residdir8residirr8residri7resiidr7ressidir8
Misspelling Variants of "residir"

Frequency rank: #21,005 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "residir"?
"residir" is spelled R-E-S-I-D-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.zi.ˈdiɾ/.
What does "residir" mean?
As a verb, "residir" means: estabelecer-se em um lugar e nele dormir regularmente; habitar, morar, viver
What words are commonly confused with "residir"?
"residir" is commonly confused with "resumir", "resíduo", "resistir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "residir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "residir" is /Rɨ.zi.ˈdiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "residir" come from?
"residir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter R in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.