respiratório

adj

The verdict

“respiratório” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #23,489 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#23,489
frequency rank, Portuguese
12
letters
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativo à respiração

Key facts for respiratório
PropertyValue
Headwordrespiratório
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Frequency rank#23,489
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “respiratório” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). respiratório lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for respiratório is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #23,489 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "relativo à respiração".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for respiratório, with forms such as "erspiratório", "repsiratório", and "resipratório". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is respiratório, spelled R-E-S-P-I-R-A-T-Ó-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo à respiração

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erspiratório,repsiratório,resipratório,respiartório,respiratróio,respirattório,respiratóiro,respiratóroi,respiratórrio,respiraótrio,respirratório,respirtaório,resppiratório,respriatório,resspiratório,rrespiratório,rsepiratório

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erspiratório2repsiratório2resipratório2respiartório2respiratróio2respirattório1respiratóiro2respiratóroi2
Edit distance from "respiratório"

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 "respiratório"?
"respiratório" is spelled R-E-S-P-I-R-A-T-Ó-R-I-O.
What does "respiratório" mean?
As an adjective, "respiratório" means: relativo à respiração
What are common misspellings of "respiratório"?
Common misspellings include "erspiratório", "repsiratório", "resipratório", "respiartório", "respiratróio". The correct spelling is "respiratório".
What language does "respiratório" come from?
"respiratório" 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.

Using “respiratório”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-S-P-I-R-A-T-Ó-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list