startup

noun

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The verdict

“startup” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #29,915. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,915
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - empresa nascente, geralmente de base tecnológica, com modelo de negócios escalável e sob alto grau de incerteza

Corpus desk

Index PT-startup · startup · Portuguese

startup · rank #29,915 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #29,915
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH sulfato

Nearest frequency peer: sulfato (+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 “startup”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “startup” 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).

startup vs start
71% similar

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

Key facts for startup
PropertyValue
Headwordstartup
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,915
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “startup”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).startupcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “sulfato” (#29,917), “snap” (#29,911), “shoot” (#29,909). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “startup” fica em #29,915. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around startup, anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,915 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for startup, with forms such as "satrtup", "sstartup", and "starrtup". 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, "start", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is startup, spelled S-T-A-R-T-U-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    empresa nascente, geralmente de base tecnológica, com modelo de negócios escalável e sob alto grau de incerteza
  2. 2
    empresa em fase inicial de operações, focada em crescimento rápido e inovação

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A startup recebeu investimento-anjo para validar o produto
  2. A startup está acelerando o go-to-market com uma incubadora parceira

This word in other languages

startup(English)startup(Español)start-up(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satrtup
  • sstartup
  • starrtup
  • startpu
  • starttup
  • startupp
  • starutp
  • statrup
  • stratup
  • sttartup
  • tsartup

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

satrtup2sstartup1starrtup1startpu2starttup1startupp1starutp2statrup2
Edit distance from "startup"

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 "startup"?
"startup" is spelled S-T-A-R-T-U-P.
What does "startup" mean?
As a noun, "startup" means: empresa nascente, geralmente de base tecnológica, com modelo de negócios escalável e sob alto grau de incerteza
What words are commonly confused with "startup"?
"startup" is commonly confused with "start". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "startup" come from?
"startup" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sulfato#29,917recital#29,885abrupta#29,974paisana#29,853

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

valentia11 variantspalanque11 variantsnalguns11 variantsglossário11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list