saber
/sɐ.ˈbeɾ/
The verdict
“saber” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #217. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #217
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,185
- “S” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - conhecimento; aquilo que se sabe
Corpus desk
Index PT-saber · saber · Portuguese
saber · rank #217 · 7 variants · 17 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #217
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,185
- PHOTO-FINISH quanto
Nearest frequency peer: quanto (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “saber”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- país
país
99,787 corpus weight
- presidente
presidente
99,786 corpus weight
- quanto
quanto
99,785 corpus weight
- saber
saber
99,784 corpus weight
- sido
sido
99,783 corpus weight
- volta
volta
99,782 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “saber” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | saber |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sɐ.ˈbeɾ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #217 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Onde “saber” fica na frequência do português
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around saber (IPA /sɐ.ˈbeɾ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #217 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "conhecimento; aquilo que se sabe".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for saber, with forms such as "asber", "sabber", and "saberr". 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, "ser", "sair", "save", and more, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is saber, spelled S-A-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1conhecimento; aquilo que se sabe
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- asber
- sabber
- saberr
- sabre
- saebr
- sbaer
- ssaber
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of saber - 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.
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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "saber", 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 (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "saber". Here's where to go from here.
- "saber" maps to 17 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "ser". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #217 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.