sire

noun

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The verdict

“sire” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #48,121. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,121
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - senhor (como forma de tratamento a alguém superior)

Corpus desk

Index PT-sire · sire · Portuguese

sire · rank #48,121 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,121
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH simétrico

Nearest frequency peer: simétrico (-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 “sire”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sire” 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).

sire vs Sri
25% similar
sire vs sue
50% similar
sire vs ste
50% similar

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

Key facts for sire
PropertyValue
Headwordsire
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#48,121
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sire”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.sirecai 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 “simétrico” (#48,118), “slip” (#48,124), “simbiótica” (#48,117). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sire” fica em #48,121. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around sire, anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,121 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "senhor (como forma de tratamento a alguém superior)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for sire, with forms such as "isre", "sier", and "sirre". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sri", "sue", "ste", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is sire, spelled S-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    senhor (como forma de tratamento a alguém superior)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. She performed a deep curtsey. "Sire", she said.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isre
  • sier
  • sirre
  • srie
  • ssire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sire - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

isre2sier2sirre1srie2ssire1
Edit distance from "sire"

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 "sire"?
"sire" is spelled S-I-R-E.
What does "sire" mean?
As a noun, "sire" means: senhor (como forma de tratamento a alguém superior)
What words are commonly confused with "sire"?
"sire" is commonly confused with "Sri", "sue", "ste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "sire" come from?
"sire" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

slip#48,124seno#48,110sade#48,105watt#48,189

Similar misspelling depth

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

muso5 variantskari5 variantsbrio5 variantsdodo5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list