restrito

adj

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The verdict

“restrito” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,263. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,263
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - restringido, cerceado, reduzido

Corpus desk

Index PT-restrito · restrito · Portuguese

restrito · rank #10,263 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,263
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH ressaltar

Nearest frequency peer: ressaltar (-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 “restrito”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “restrito” 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).

restrito vs retrato
75% similar
restrito vs respeito
75% similar

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

Key facts for restrito
PropertyValue
Headwordrestrito
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,263
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “restrito”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).restritocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ressaltar” (#10,262), “remix” (#10,260), “rodar” (#10,266). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “restrito” fica em #10,263. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around restrito, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,263 among 963 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "restringido, cerceado, reduzido".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for restrito, with forms such as "erstrito", "resrtito", and "resstrito". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "retrato", "respeito", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is restrito, spelled R-E-S-T-R-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    restringido, cerceado, reduzido

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O porte ilegal de arma de uso restrito acarreta uma pena ainda maior.

This word in other languages

restricted(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erstrito
  • resrtito
  • resstrito
  • restirto
  • restriot
  • restritto
  • restrrito
  • restrtio
  • resttrito
  • retsrito
  • rrestrito
  • rsetrito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erstrito2resrtito2resstrito1restirto2restriot2restritto1restrrito1restrtio2
Edit distance from "restrito"

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 "restrito"?
"restrito" is spelled R-E-S-T-R-I-T-O.
What does "restrito" mean?
As an adjective, "restrito" means: restringido, cerceado, reduzido
What words are commonly confused with "restrito"?
"restrito" is commonly confused with "retrato", "respeito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "restrito" come from?
"restrito" 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 "restrito", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

queimada#10,250proveito#10,247tentação#10,280vitamina#10,292

Similar misspelling depth

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

ressaltar12 variantstabuleiro12 variantsvestuário12 variantscavalaria12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list