sofre

verb

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The verdict

“sofre” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,108. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,108
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo sofrer

Corpus desk

Index PT-sofre · sofre · Portuguese

sofre · rank #3,108 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,108
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH rotina

Nearest frequency peer: rotina (-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 “sofre”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sofre” 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).

sofre vs Sure
40% similar
sofre vs sopé
40% similar
sofre vs soir
60% similar

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

Key facts for sofre
PropertyValue
Headwordsofre
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,108
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sofre”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).sofrecai 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 “rotina” (#3,107), “sorriso” (#3,109), “ritmo” (#3,106). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sofre” fica em #3,108. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around sofre, averb. Corpus frequency is #3,108 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for sofre, with forms such as "osfre", "sfore", and "sofer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sure", "sopé", "soir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is sofre, spelled S-O-F-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo sofrer
  2. 2
    segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo sofrer

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mas não lho sofre a régia Majestade.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osfre
  • sfore
  • sofer
  • soffre
  • sorfe
  • ssofre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osfre2sfore2sofer2soffre1sorfe2ssofre1
Edit distance from "sofre"

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 "sofre"?
"sofre" is spelled S-O-F-R-E.
What does "sofre" mean?
As a verb, "sofre" means: terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo sofrer
What words are commonly confused with "sofre"?
"sofre" is commonly confused with "Sure", "sopé", "soir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "sofre" come from?
"sofre" 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 "sofre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ritmo#3,106Vasco#3,115perna#3,098arena#3,120

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

baby6 variantsexame6 variantsideal6 variantssenão6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list