rigidez

/Ri.ʒi.ˈdeʃ/

//Ri.ʒi.ˈdeʃ// noun

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The verdict

“rigidez” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #21,580. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,580
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade do que é rígido

Corpus desk

Index PT-rigidez · rigidez · Portuguese

rigidez · rank #21,580 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #21,580
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH rodeios

Nearest frequency peer: rodeios (+2 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 “rigidez”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “rigidez” 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).

rigidez vs rapidez
71% similar

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

Key facts for rigidez
PropertyValue
Headwordrigidez
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/Ri.ʒi.ˈdeʃ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,580
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “rigidez”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).rigidezcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “rodeios” (#21,582), “resíduo” (#21,576), “repugnante” (#21,571). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rigidez” fica em #21,580. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around rigidez (IPA /Ri.ʒi.ˈdeʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,580 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for rigidez, with forms such as "irgidez", "rgiidez", and "rigdiez". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "rapidez", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is rigidez, spelled R-I-G-I-D-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade do que é rígido
  2. 2
    resistência de um corpo elástico à deflexão ou deformação por uma força aplicada

This word in other languages

stiffness(English)rigidez(Español)raideur(Français)Steifigkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irgidez
  • rgiidez
  • rigdiez
  • riggidez
  • rigiddez
  • rigidezz
  • rigidze
  • rigiedz
  • riigdez
  • rrigidez

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

irgidez2rgiidez2rigdiez2riggidez1rigiddez1rigidezz1rigidze2rigiedz2
Edit distance from "rigidez"

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 "rigidez"?
"rigidez" is spelled R-I-G-I-D-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is /Ri.ʒi.ˈdeʃ/.
What does "rigidez" mean?
As a noun, "rigidez" means: qualidade do que é rígido
What words are commonly confused with "rigidez"?
"rigidez" is commonly confused with "rapidez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rigidez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rigidez" is /Ri.ʒi.ˈdeʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rigidez" come from?
"rigidez" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rodeios#21,582resíduo#21,576realçar#21,563suceder#21,597

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

adentro10 variantsalcunha10 variantsatentar10 variantsequidade10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list