restringir
The verdict
“restringir” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #15,443 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #15,443
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - reduzir, limitar, apertar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | restringir |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #15,443 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “restringir” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for restringir is 10 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #15,443 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for restringir, with forms such as "erstringir", "resrtingir", and "resstringir". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is restringir, spelled R-E-S-T-R-I-N-G-I-R.
Definition
- 1reduzir, limitar, apertar
- 2diminuir o calibre; estreitar
- 3encurtar
- 4conter, refrear
- 5em uma palavra ou frase, definir estritamente aquilo que significa, anular a sua extensão, dar um significado restrito
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erstringir,resrtingir,resstringir,restirngir,restrignir,restringgir,restringirr,restringri,restrinigr,restrinngir,restrnigir,restrringir,resttringir,retsringir,rrestringir,rsetringir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of restringir - 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 “restringir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-S-T-R-I-N-G-I-R - 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.