tangente

//tɐ̃.ˈʒẽ.tɨ// adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#44,127

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

tangente is anPortugueseadj. It means: que tange Pronounced /tɐ̃.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/. Often confused with tenente.

Key facts for tangente
PropertyValue
Headwordtangente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/tɐ̃.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#44,127
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of tangente in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for tangente is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tɐ̃.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #44,127 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for tangente, with forms such as "atngente", "tagnente", and "tanegnte". 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, "tenente", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is tangente, spelled T-A-N-G-E-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tange
  2. 2
    que 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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tangente

Misspelling Variants of "tangente"

atngente8tagnente8tanegnte8tangenet8tangennte9tangentte9tangetne8tanggente9
Misspelling Variants of "tangente"

Frequency rank: #44,127 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tangente"?
"tangente" is spelled T-A-N-G-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /tɐ̃.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/.
What does "tangente" mean?
As an adj, "tangente" means: que tange
What words are commonly confused with "tangente"?
"tangente" is commonly confused with "tenente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tangente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tangente" is /tɐ̃.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tangente" come from?
"tangente" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

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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.