tragédia

/tɾɐ.ˈʒɛ.djɐ/

//tɾɐ.ˈʒɛ.djɐ// noun

The verdict

“tragédia” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,435. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,435
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tipo de peça teatral difundida na Grécia antiga

Corpus desk

Index PT-tragedia · tragédia · Portuguese

tragédia · rank #4,435 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,435
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tivessem

Nearest frequency peer: tivessem (-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 “tragédia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tragédia” 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
Key facts for tragédia
PropertyValue
Headwordtragédia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɾɐ.ˈʒɛ.djɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,435
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tragédia”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “tivessem” (#4,434), “vende” (#4,437), “semi” (#4,431). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tragédia” fica em #4,435. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around tragédia (IPA /tɾɐ.ˈʒɛ.djɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,435 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for tragédia, with forms such as "rtagédia", "targédia", and "tragdéia". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is tragédia, spelled T-R-A-G-É-D-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    tipo de peça teatral difundida na Grécia antiga
  2. 2
    peça teatral comum, em versos e que termina em fatalidades, acontecimentos funestos
  3. 3
    acontecimento que gera lástima, comoção ou terror

Synonyms

catástrofedesgraçainfortúniomau-fado

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtagédia
  • targédia
  • tragdéia
  • traggédia
  • tragédai
  • tragéddia
  • tragéida
  • traégdia
  • trgaédia
  • trragédia
  • ttragédia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

rtagédia2targédia2tragdéia2traggédia1tragédai2tragéddia1tragéida2traégdia2
Edit distance from "tragédia"

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 "tragédia"?
"tragédia" is spelled T-R-A-G-É-D-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /tɾɐ.ˈʒɛ.djɐ/.
What does "tragédia" mean?
As a noun, "tragédia" means: tipo de peça teatral difundida na Grécia antiga
What are common misspellings of "tragédia"?
Common misspellings include "rtagédia", "targédia", "tragdéia", "traggédia", "tragédai". The correct spelling is "tragédia".
How do you pronounce "tragédia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tragédia" is /tɾɐ.ˈʒɛ.djɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tragédia" come from?
"tragédia" 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 "tragédia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list