tangente
/tɐ̃.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/
The verdict
“tangente” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #44,127. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,127
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,850
- “T” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que tange
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 | tangente |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /tɐ̃.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #44,127 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tangente” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around tangente (IPA /tɐ̃.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,127 among 1,850 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for tangente, with forms such as "atngente", "tagnente", and "tanegnte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "tenente", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is tangente, spelled T-A-N-G-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1que tange
- 2que toca uma linha ou superfície num só ponto
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- atngente
- tagnente
- tanegnte
- tangenet
- tangennte
- tangentte
- tangetne
- tanggente
- tangnete
- tanngente
- tnagente
- ttangente
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tangente - 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 “tangente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-A-N-G-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tɐ̃.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tenente” - see the side-by-side comparison. tangente vs tenente
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
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.