right

adj

The verdict

“right” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,571. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,571
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - direito

Corpus desk

Index PT-right · right · Portuguese

right · rank #7,571 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,571
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH ri

Nearest frequency peer: ri (-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 “right”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “right” 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).

right vs rigor
60% similar

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

Key facts for right
PropertyValue
Headwordright
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,571
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “right”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.rightcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ri” (#7,570), “salada” (#7,573), “racial” (#7,568). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “right” fica em #7,571. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around right, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,571 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for right, with forms such as "irght", "rgiht", and "rigght". 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, "rigor", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is right, spelled R-I-G-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    direito
  2. 2
    certo; correto

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Glencoe Science: Life Science
  2. Many things you do with the left side of your body are controlled by your brain's right side. If much of what you do is done by your body's right side, your dominant brain side is the left side.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irght
  • rgiht
  • rigght
  • righht
  • rightt
  • rigth
  • rihgt
  • rright

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of right - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

irght2rgiht2rigght1righht1rightt1rigth2rihgt2rright1
Edit distance from "right"

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 "right"?
"right" is spelled R-I-G-H-T.
What does "right" mean?
As an adjective, "right" means: direito
What words are commonly confused with "right"?
"right" is commonly confused with "rigor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "right" come from?
"right" 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 "right", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list