total
/tu.ˈtaɫ/
The verdict
“total” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #559. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #559
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 917
- “T” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que se refere ao todo
Corpus desk
Index PT-total · total · Portuguese
total · rank #559 · 7 variants · 18 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #559
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 917
- PHOTO-FINISH respeito
Nearest frequency peer: respeito (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “total”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- questão
questão
99,444 corpus weight
- respeito
respeito
99,443 corpus weight
- total
total
99,442 corpus weight
- vista
vista
99,441 corpus weight
- abril
abril
99,440 corpus weight
- acontece
acontece
99,439 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “total” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | total |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /tu.ˈtaɫ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #559 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “total” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around total (IPA /tu.ˈtaɫ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #559 among 917 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que se refere ao todo".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for total, with forms such as "ottal", "toatl", and "totall". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "totó", "trial", "Tal", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is total, spelled T-O-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1que se refere ao todo
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ottal
- toatl
- totall
- totla
- tottal
- ttoal
- ttotal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of total - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "total", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "total". Here's where to go from here.
- "total" maps to 18 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "totó". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #559 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "T" letter cohort. T–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.