tarado

adj

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The verdict

“tarado” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,200. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,200
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que tem marcada a sua tara, pesado

Corpus desk

Index PT-tarado · tarado · Portuguese

tarado · rank #18,200 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,200
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tarda

Nearest frequency peer: tarda (+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 “tarado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tarado” 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).

tarado vs tarde
67% similar
tarado vs terão
50% similar
tarado vs trato
67% similar

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

Key facts for tarado
PropertyValue
Headwordtarado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,200
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tarado”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.taradocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “tarda” (#18,201), “tempero” (#18,203), “then” (#18,204). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tarado” fica em #18,200. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around tarado, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,200 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for tarado, with forms such as "atrado", "taardo", and "taraddo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tarde", "terão", "trato", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is tarado, spelled T-A-R-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem marcada a sua tara, pesado
  2. 2
    que tem defeito
  3. 3
    louco
  4. 4
    que está com a libido muito grande, com muito desejo em ter sexo; ninfomaníaco
  5. 5
    que tem grande predileção e atração (por algo)
  6. 6
    que tem grande amor romântico ou sentimento de carinho (por alguém)
  7. 7
    que tem grande desejo sexual (por alguém)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 1996, Manchete, Block Editores, página: 44
  2. Ele é tarado por hambúrguer e chocolate.

Synonyms

aficcionadoapaixonadodoentedoidogamadoloucomaníacovidradoapaixonadodoentegamadoloucomaníacovidradoapaixonadodoentegamadoloucomaníacovidrado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atrado
  • taardo
  • taraddo
  • taraod
  • tardao
  • tarrado
  • traado
  • ttarado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tarado - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

atrado2taardo2taraddo1taraod2tardao2tarrado1traado2ttarado1
Edit distance from "tarado"

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 "tarado"?
"tarado" is spelled T-A-R-A-D-O.
What does "tarado" mean?
As an adjective, "tarado" means: que tem marcada a sua tara, pesado
What words are commonly confused with "tarado"?
"tarado" is commonly confused with "tarde", "terão", "trato". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "tarado" come from?
"tarado" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

theory#18,205savage#18,186sacada#18,183prison#18,155

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

third8 variantspêssego8 variantspolice8 variantscorps8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list