sinistro

adj

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The verdict

“sinistro” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,180. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,180
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que usa preferencialmente a mão esquerda (diz-se de pessoa)

Corpus desk

Index PT-sinistro · sinistro · Portuguese

sinistro · rank #13,180 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,180
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH separadamente

Nearest frequency peer: separadamente (-3 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 “sinistro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sinistro” 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
Key facts for sinistro
PropertyValue
Headwordsinistro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,180
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sinistro”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “separadamente” (#13,177), “sen” (#13,176), “subúrbio” (#13,184). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sinistro” fica em #13,180. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around sinistro, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,180 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for sinistro, with forms such as "isnistro", "siinstro", and "sinisrto". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is sinistro, spelled S-I-N-I-S-T-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que usa preferencialmente a mão esquerda (diz-se de pessoa)
  2. 2
    que pressagia acontecimentos infaustos; agourento, funesto
  3. 3
    que é pernicioso; mau
  4. 4
    que se deve temer; assustador, temível
  5. 5
    que causa o mal; pernicioso, perigoso
  6. 6
    trágico, calamitoso
  7. 7
    que é muito legal, emocionante

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. furor sinistro
  2. ocorrência sinistra

Synonyms

canhocanhotoesquerdinoesquerdoirado

Antonyms

destro

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isnistro
  • siinstro
  • sinisrto
  • sinisstro
  • sinistor
  • sinistrro
  • sinisttro
  • sinitsro
  • sinnistro
  • sinsitro
  • sniistro
  • ssinistro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

isnistro2siinstro2sinisrto2sinisstro1sinistor2sinistrro1sinisttro1sinitsro2
Edit distance from "sinistro"

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 "sinistro"?
"sinistro" is spelled S-I-N-I-S-T-R-O.
What does "sinistro" mean?
As an adjective, "sinistro" means: que usa preferencialmente a mão esquerda (diz-se de pessoa)
What are common misspellings of "sinistro"?
Common misspellings include "isnistro", "siinstro", "sinisrto", "sinisstro", "sinistor". The correct spelling is "sinistro".
What language does "sinistro" come from?
"sinistro" 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 "sinistro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

subúrbio#13,184quarteto#13,159atirador#13,223naquelas#13,134

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

promissor12 variantsmonetário12 variantsinstinto12 variantscondenar12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list