respaldo

noun

The verdict

“respaldo” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #22,149. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,149
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - encosto de cadeiras, assentos

Corpus desk

Index PT-respaldo · respaldo · Portuguese

respaldo · rank #22,149 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #22,149
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH resiliência

Nearest frequency peer: resiliência (-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 “respaldo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “respaldo” 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).

respaldo vs rescaldo
88% similar

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

Key facts for respaldo
PropertyValue
Headwordrespaldo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,149
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “respaldo”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.respaldocai 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 “resiliência” (#22,148), “regularização” (#22,145), “sense” (#22,155). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “respaldo” fica em #22,149. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around respaldo, anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,149 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for respaldo, with forms such as "erspaldo", "repsaldo", and "resapldo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "rescaldo", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is respaldo, spelled R-E-S-P-A-L-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    encosto de cadeiras, assentos
  2. 2
    apoio moral ou político

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Este banco não tem respaldo.
  2. O governo dispunha de amplo respaldo para aprovar a proposta.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erspaldo
  • repsaldo
  • resapldo
  • respadlo
  • respalddo
  • respalldo
  • respalod
  • resplado
  • resppaldo
  • resspaldo
  • rrespaldo
  • rsepaldo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of respaldo - 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.

erspaldo2repsaldo2resapldo2respadlo2respalddo1respalldo1respalod2resplado2
Edit distance from "respaldo"

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 "respaldo"?
"respaldo" is spelled R-E-S-P-A-L-D-O.
What does "respaldo" mean?
As a noun, "respaldo" means: encosto de cadeiras, assentos
What words are commonly confused with "respaldo"?
"respaldo" is commonly confused with "rescaldo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "respaldo" come from?
"respaldo" 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 "respaldo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list