sketch

noun

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The verdict

“sketch” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #39,380. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,380
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ver esquete (encenação, geralmente de curta duração e conteúdo humorístico, representada em shows, peças de teatro e programas televisivos e de auditório)

Corpus desk

Index PT-sketch · sketch · Portuguese

sketch · rank #39,380 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #39,380
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH solidificar

Nearest frequency peer: solidificar (+4 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 “sketch”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sketch” 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).

sketch vs speech
67% similar

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

Key facts for sketch
PropertyValue
Headwordsketch
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#39,380
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sketch”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.sketchcai 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 “solidificar” (#39,384), “semiótica” (#39,375), “santificado” (#39,373). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sketch” fica em #39,380. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around sketch, anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,380 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sketch, with forms such as "ksetch", "sektch", and "skecth". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "speech", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is sketch, spelled S-K-E-T-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    ver esquete (encenação, geralmente de curta duração e conteúdo humorístico, representada em shows, peças de teatro e programas televisivos e de auditório)
  2. 2
    esboço

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Um dos sketches mais famosos de Mont Pyton é o do papagaio morto.
  2. Já fiz um sketch de lápis grafite.

Synonyms

esqueterábulasainetedesenhorascunho

This word in other languages

sketch(English)Sketch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ksetch
  • sektch
  • skecth
  • sketcch
  • sketchh
  • skethc
  • skettch
  • skketch
  • sktech
  • ssketch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ksetch2sektch2skecth2sketcch1sketchh1skethc2skettch1skketch1
Edit distance from "sketch"

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 "sketch"?
"sketch" is spelled S-K-E-T-C-H.
What does "sketch" mean?
As a noun, "sketch" means: ver esquete (encenação, geralmente de curta duração e conteúdo humorístico, representada em shows, peças de teatro e programas televisivos e de auditório)
What words are commonly confused with "sketch"?
"sketch" is commonly confused with "speech". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "sketch" come from?
"sketch" 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?
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 "sketch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

traste#39,403wicked#39,431lixado#39,239chacal#39,525

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

rubrica10 variantsretalho10 variantspirralho10 variantsaeróbica10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list