substancial
The verdict
“substancial” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #11,745 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #11,745
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - de quantidade ou tamanho considerável
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | substancial |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #11,745 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “substancial” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for substancial is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #11,745 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for substancial, with forms such as "sbustancial", "ssubstancial", and "subbstancial". 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 also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "substância", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is substancial, spelled S-U-B-S-T-A-N-C-I-A-L.
Definition
- 1de quantidade ou tamanho considerável
- 2de natureza material ou corpórea; tangível
- 3básico; fundamental
- 4de valor ou efeito reais
- 5relativo à substância, à matéria
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: sbustancial,ssubstancial,subbstancial,subsatncial,subsstancial,substacnial,substancail,substanccial,substanciall,substancila,substanical,substanncial,substnacial,substtancial,subtsancial,susbtancial,usbstancial
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of substancial - 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 “substancial”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-U-B-S-T-A-N-C-I-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “substância” - see the side-by-side comparison. substancial vs substância
- 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.