spark

verb

The verdict

“spark” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #36,240. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,240
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gerar

Corpus desk

Index PT-spark · spark · Portuguese

spark · rank #36,240 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,240
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH ste

Nearest frequency peer: ste (+2 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 “spark”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “spark” 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).

spark vs star
60% similar
spark vs suar
60% similar
spark vs sport
60% similar

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

Key facts for spark
PropertyValue
Headwordspark
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters5
Frequency rank#36,240
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “spark”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.sparkcai 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 “ste” (#36,242), “sumariamente” (#36,245), “soca” (#36,234). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “spark” fica em #36,240. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around spark, averb. Corpus frequency is #36,240 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "gerar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for spark, with forms such as "psark", "saprk", and "spakr". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "star", "suar", "sport", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is spark, spelled S-P-A-R-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    gerar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. to spark controversy

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psark
  • saprk
  • spakr
  • sparkk
  • sparrk
  • sppark
  • sprak
  • sspark

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psark2saprk2spakr2sparkk1sparrk1sppark1sprak2sspark1
Edit distance from "spark"

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 "spark"?
"spark" is spelled S-P-A-R-K.
What does "spark" mean?
As a verb, "spark" means: gerar
What words are commonly confused with "spark"?
"spark" is commonly confused with "star", "suar", "sport". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "spark" come from?
"spark" 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 "spark", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list