respeito

/Rɨʃ.ˈpɐj.tu/

//Rɨʃ.ˈpɐj.tu// noun

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The verdict

“respeito” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #558. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#558
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de respeitar, atitude de consideração

Corpus desk

Index PT-respeito · respeito · Portuguese

respeito · rank #558 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #558
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH questão

Nearest frequency peer: questão (-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 “respeito”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “respeito” 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).

respeito vs restrito
75% similar
respeito vs respect
75% similar
respeito vs refeito
75% similar

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

Key facts for respeito
PropertyValue
Headwordrespeito
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/Rɨʃ.ˈpɐj.tu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#558
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “respeito”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).respeitocai 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 “questão” (#557), “total” (#559), “vista” (#560). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “respeito” fica em #558. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around respeito (IPA /Rɨʃ.ˈpɐj.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #558 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for respeito, with forms such as "erspeito", "repseito", and "resepito". 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. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "restrito", "respect", "refeito", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 respeito, spelled R-E-S-P-E-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de respeitar, atitude de consideração
  2. 2
    submissão
  3. 3
    ponto de vista
  4. 4
    acatamento; reverência

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Eu tenho respeito por ele.

This word in other languages

respect(English)respeto(Español)respect(Français)Respekt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erspeito
  • repseito
  • resepito
  • respeiot
  • respeitto
  • respetio
  • respieto
  • resppeito
  • resspeito
  • rrespeito
  • rsepeito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erspeito2repseito2resepito2respeiot2respeitto1respetio2respieto2resppeito1
Edit distance from "respeito"

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 "respeito"?
"respeito" is spelled R-E-S-P-E-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨʃ.ˈpɐj.tu/.
What does "respeito" mean?
As a noun, "respeito" means: ato ou efeito de respeitar, atitude de consideração
What words are commonly confused with "respeito"?
"respeito" is commonly confused with "restrito", "respect", "refeito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "respeito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "respeito" is /Rɨʃ.ˈpɐj.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "respeito" come from?
"respeito" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

acontece#562dezembro#552novembro#568objetivo#569

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

obrigado11 variantsseguinte11 variantscomprar11 variantsobrigada11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list