seguidor

adj

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The verdict

“seguidor” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,912. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,912
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se daquele ou daquilo que segue outro

Corpus desk

Index PT-seguidor · seguidor · Portuguese

seguidor · rank #17,912 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,912
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH sejas

Nearest frequency peer: sejas (+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 “seguidor”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “seguidor” 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).

seguidor vs seguir
75% similar
seguidor vs segundo
75% similar
seguidor vs servidor
75% similar

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

Key facts for seguidor
PropertyValue
Headwordseguidor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,912
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “seguidor”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “sejas” (#17,913), “salsicha” (#17,910), “ruivo” (#17,909). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “seguidor” fica em #17,912. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around seguidor, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,912 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for seguidor, with forms such as "esguidor", "segguidor", and "segiudor". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "seguir", "segundo", "servidor", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is seguidor, spelled S-E-G-U-I-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se daquele ou daquilo que segue outro
  2. 2
    partidário

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Por isso, acredita-se, muitas das palavras presentes nos discursos do papa têm a mão do secretário, seguidor do cardeal ultraconservador Joaquim Meisner, arcebispo de Colônia (Alemanha) e ex-professor de Direito Canônico da Universidade da Santa Cruz, em Roma, do Opus Dei.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esguidor
  • segguidor
  • segiudor
  • segudior
  • seguiddor
  • seguidorr
  • seguidro
  • seguiodr
  • seugidor
  • sgeuidor
  • sseguidor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esguidor2segguidor1segiudor2segudior2seguiddor1seguidorr1seguidro2seguiodr2
Edit distance from "seguidor"

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 "seguidor"?
"seguidor" is spelled S-E-G-U-I-D-O-R.
What does "seguidor" mean?
As an adjective, "seguidor" means: diz-se daquele ou daquilo que segue outro
What words are commonly confused with "seguidor"?
"seguidor" is commonly confused with "seguir", "segundo", "servidor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "seguidor" come from?
"seguidor" 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 "seguidor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

salsicha#17,910rigoroso#17,907revanche#17,906survival#17,924

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

temático11 variantstorturar11 variantspotiguar11 variantsvariante11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list