sofreu

verb

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The verdict

“sofreu” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,653. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,653
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-sofreu · sofreu · Portuguese

sofreu · rank #2,653 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,653
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH sofrer

Nearest frequency peer: sofrer (-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 “sofreu”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sofreu” 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).

sofreu vs sobre
67% similar
sofreu vs sofre
83% similar
sofreu vs sofrer
83% similar

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

Key facts for sofreu
PropertyValue
Headwordsofreu
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,653
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sofreu”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).sofreucai 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 “sofrer” (#2,652), “tomada” (#2,655), “trânsito” (#2,656). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sofreu” fica em #2,653. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around sofreu, averb. Corpus frequency is #2,653 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo sofrer".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sofreu, with forms such as "osfreu", "sforeu", and "soferu". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "sobre", "sofre", "sofrer", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is sofreu, spelled S-O-F-R-E-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo sofrer

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. E sofreu assim, as unhas a cravarem-se nas palmas, largos minutos de desespero por não poder fugir dali, abandonando tudo aquilo e libertando-se do pesadelo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osfreu
  • sforeu
  • soferu
  • soffreu
  • sofrreu
  • sofrue
  • sorfeu
  • ssofreu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osfreu2sforeu2soferu2soffreu1sofrreu1sofrue2sorfeu2ssofreu1
Edit distance from "sofreu"

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 "sofreu"?
"sofreu" is spelled S-O-F-R-E-U.
What does "sofreu" mean?
As a verb, "sofreu" means: terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo sofrer
What words are commonly confused with "sofreu"?
"sofreu" is commonly confused with "sobre", "sofre", "sofrer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "sofreu" come from?
"sofreu" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

sofrer#2,652tomada#2,655apoiar#2,662baixar#2,663

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

colega8 variantsHenry8 variantsblack8 variantseditor8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list