tenacidade

noun

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The verdict

“tenacidade” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #35,370. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,370
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade de tenaz

Corpus desk

Index PT-tenacidade · tenacidade · Portuguese

tenacidade · rank #35,370 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #35,370
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tivera

Nearest frequency peer: tivera (+3 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 “tenacidade”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tenacidade” 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).

tenacidade vs tonalidade
80% similar

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

Key facts for tenacidade
PropertyValue
Headwordtenacidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#35,370
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tenacidade”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “tivera” (#35,373), “tranco” (#35,378), “sucursal” (#35,360). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tenacidade” fica em #35,370. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around tenacidade, anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,370 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for tenacidade, with forms such as "etnacidade", "teancidade", and "tenaccidade". 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, "tonalidade", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is tenacidade, spelled T-E-N-A-C-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade de tenaz
  2. 2
    afinco
  3. 3
    indica a quantidade de energia mecânica (impacto) necessária para levar um material à ruptura
  4. 4
    medida da quantidade de energia que um material pode absorver antes de fraturar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Jamais se viu a polícia agir com tamanha garra, tenacidade e determinação.

This word in other languages

tenacity(English)tenacidad(Español)ténacité(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etnacidade
  • teancidade
  • tenaccidade
  • tenacdiade
  • tenaciadde
  • tenacidadde
  • tenacidaed
  • tenaciddade
  • tenaciddae
  • tenaicdade
  • tencaidade
  • tennacidade
  • tneacidade
  • ttenacidade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etnacidade2teancidade2tenaccidade1tenacdiade2tenaciadde2tenacidadde1tenacidaed2tenaciddade1
Edit distance from "tenacidade"

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 "tenacidade"?
"tenacidade" is spelled T-E-N-A-C-I-D-A-D-E.
What does "tenacidade" mean?
As a noun, "tenacidade" means: qualidade de tenaz
What words are commonly confused with "tenacidade"?
"tenacidade" is commonly confused with "tonalidade". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "tenacidade" come from?
"tenacidade" 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 "tenacidade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sorveteria#35,352retroceder#35,327anarquismo#35,430armistício#35,433

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

polaridade14 variantsmomentâneo14 variantsingerência14 variantshabilitado14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list