software
/sɔf.ˈtwɛɾ/
The verdict
“software” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,656 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,656
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o mesmo que logiciário ou suporte lógico
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | software |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sɔf.ˈtwɛɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #1,656 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “software” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for software is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /sɔf.ˈtwɛɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,656 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "o mesmo que logiciário ou suporte lógico".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for software, with forms such as "osftware", "sfotware", and "sofftware". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is software, spelled S-O-F-T-W-A-R-E.
Definition
- 1o mesmo que logiciário ou suporte lógico
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: osftware,sfotware,sofftware,softawre,softtware,softwaer,softwarre,softwrae,softwware,sofwtare,sotfware,ssoftware
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of software - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “software”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-O-F-T-W-A-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /sɔf.ˈtwɛɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.