torturado

adj

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The verdict

“torturado” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,699. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,699
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - compungido

Corpus desk

Index PT-torturado · torturado · Portuguese

torturado · rank #15,699 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,699
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH torto

Nearest frequency peer: torto (-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 “torturado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “torturado” 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).

torturado vs torturar
78% similar
torturado vs tortura
78% similar
torturado vs torrado
78% similar

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

Key facts for torturado
PropertyValue
Headwordtorturado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,699
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “torturado”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “torto” (#15,698), “tolerar” (#15,697), “teia” (#15,694). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “torturado” fica em #15,699. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around torturado, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,699 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for torturado, with forms such as "otrturado", "torrturado", and "tortruado". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "torturar", "tortura", "torrado", 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is torturado, spelled T-O-R-T-U-R-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    compungido
  2. 2
    amargurado
  3. 3
    atormentado
  4. 4
    que sofreu tortura

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Quando sair da cadeia, diga que foi torturado. Sempre

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otrturado
  • torrturado
  • tortruado
  • tortturado
  • tortuardo
  • torturaddo
  • torturaod
  • torturdao
  • torturrado
  • torutrado
  • totrurado
  • troturado
  • ttorturado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of torturado - 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.

otrturado2torrturado1tortruado2tortturado1tortuardo2torturaddo1torturaod2torturdao2
Edit distance from "torturado"

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 "torturado"?
"torturado" is spelled T-O-R-T-U-R-A-D-O.
What does "torturado" mean?
As an adjective, "torturado" means: compungido
What words are commonly confused with "torturado"?
"torturado" is commonly confused with "torturar", "tortura", "torrado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "torturado" come from?
"torturado" 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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

memorando13 variantsdesejável13 variantsfisiologia13 variantsexplosivo13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list