surpresa

noun

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The verdict

“surpresa” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,657. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,657
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de surpreender-se

Corpus desk

Index PT-surpresa · surpresa · Portuguese

surpresa · rank #1,657 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,657
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH software

Nearest frequency peer: software (-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 “surpresa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “surpresa” 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
Key facts for surpresa
PropertyValue
Headwordsurpresa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,657
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “surpresa”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “software” (#1,656), “tentativa” (#1,659), “pele” (#1,654). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “surpresa” fica em #1,657. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around surpresa, anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,657 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for surpresa, with forms such as "srupresa", "ssurpresa", and "suprresa". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is surpresa, spelled S-U-R-P-R-E-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de surpreender-se
  2. 2
    fato ou objeto admirável ou espantoso
  3. 3
    imprevisto; sobressalto

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "Ninguém tinha ouvido aquele tipo de música aqui, o que foi uma surpresa pra mim", lembra Milton.
  2. A tarifa foi uma surpresa para todos.

This word in other languages

surprise(English)sorpresa(Español)surprise(Français)Überraschung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srupresa
  • ssurpresa
  • suprresa
  • surpersa
  • surppresa
  • surpreas
  • surpressa
  • surprresa
  • surprsea
  • surrpesa
  • surrpresa
  • usrpresa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

srupresa2ssurpresa1suprresa2surpersa2surppresa1surpreas2surpressa1surprresa1
Edit distance from "surpresa"

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 "surpresa"?
"surpresa" is spelled S-U-R-P-R-E-S-A.
What does "surpresa" mean?
As a noun, "surpresa" means: ato ou efeito de surpreender-se
What are common misspellings of "surpresa"?
Common misspellings include "srupresa", "ssurpresa", "suprresa", "surpersa", "surppresa". The correct spelling is "surpresa".
What language does "surpresa" come from?
"surpresa" 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 "surpresa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

software#1,656terceira#1,661academia#1,665esquecer#1,674

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

eleitoral12 variantsespeciais12 variantscontexto12 variantsvergonha12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list