sábado

/ˈsa.bɐ.dʊ/

//ˈsa.bɐ.dʊ// noun

The verdict

“sábado” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #880. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#880
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sexto dia da semana pela norma ISO 8601, posterior à sexta-feira e anterior ao domingo; por fundamentação bíblica e etimológica, é considerado o último dia da semana

Corpus desk

Index PT-sabado · sábado · Portuguese

sábado · rank #880 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #880
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH

Nearest frequency peer: (-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 “sábado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sábado” 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).

sábado vs salão
33% similar
sábado vs saído
50% similar
sábado vs saldo
50% similar

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

Key facts for sábado
PropertyValue
Headwordsábado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsa.bɐ.dʊ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#880
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sábado”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “pé” (#878), “bairro” (#883), “ouro” (#876). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sábado” fica em #880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around sábado (IPA /ˈsa.bɐ.dʊ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #880 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sábado, with forms such as "sbáado", "ssábado", and "sáabdo". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "salão", "saído", "saldo", and more, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is sábado, spelled S-Á-B-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    sexto dia da semana pela norma ISO 8601, posterior à sexta-feira e anterior ao domingo; por fundamentação bíblica e etimológica, é considerado o último dia da semana
  2. 2
    dia de oração e descanso para os judeus e cristãos sabatistas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Os que andavam na velha ordem das coisas chegaram à novidade da esperança, não mais observando o sábado, mas vivendo segundo o dia do Senhor

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbáado
  • ssábado
  • sáabdo
  • sábaddo
  • sábaod
  • sábbado
  • sábdao
  • ásbado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sábado - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

sbáado2ssábado1sáabdo2sábaddo1sábaod2sábbado1sábdao2ásbado2
Edit distance from "sábado"

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 "sábado"?
"sábado" is spelled S-Á-B-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsa.bɐ.dʊ/.
What does "sábado" mean?
As a noun, "sábado" means: sexto dia da semana pela norma ISO 8601, posterior à sexta-feira e anterior ao domingo; por fundamentação bíblica e etimológica, é considerado o último dia da semana
What words are commonly confused with "sábado"?
"sábado" is commonly confused with "salão", "saído", "saldo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sábado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sábado" is /ˈsa.bɐ.dʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sábado" come from?
"sábado" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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 "sábado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 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