transitório

/tɾɐ̃.zi.ˈtɔ.ɾju/

//tɾɐ̃.zi.ˈtɔ.ɾju// adj

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The verdict

“transitório” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #42,244. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,244
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - de curta duração; efêmero

Corpus desk

Index PT-transitorio · transitório · Portuguese

transitório · rank #42,244 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #42,244
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH travesso

Nearest frequency peer: travesso (+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 “transitório”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “transitório” 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).

transitório vs transtorno
73% similar

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

Key facts for transitório
PropertyValue
Headwordtransitório
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/tɾɐ̃.zi.ˈtɔ.ɾju/
Letters11
Frequency rank#42,244
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “transitório”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).transitóriocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “travesso” (#42,247), “triatlo” (#42,248), “tenaz” (#42,239). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “transitório” fica em #42,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around transitório (IPA /tɾɐ̃.zi.ˈtɔ.ɾju/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,244 among 917 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "de curta duração; efêmero".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for transitório, with forms such as "rtansitório", "tarnsitório", and "tranistório". 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, "transtorno", 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 transitório, spelled T-R-A-N-S-I-T-Ó-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    de curta duração; efêmero

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nós, parlamentares, jamais deveríamos ter aprovado a instituição, mesmo que em caráter transitório, desse monstro em que se transformou a CPMF.

Synonyms

fugazprovisório

This word in other languages

transitional(English)transitorio(Español)transitoire(Français)vorübergehend(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtansitório
  • tarnsitório
  • tranistório
  • trannsitório
  • transitróio
  • transittório
  • transitóiro
  • transitóroi
  • transitórrio
  • transiótrio
  • transsitório
  • transtiório
  • trasnitório
  • trnasitório
  • trransitório
  • ttransitório

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

rtansitório2tarnsitório2tranistório2trannsitório1transitróio2transittório1transitóiro2transitóroi2
Edit distance from "transitório"

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 "transitório"?
"transitório" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-I-T-Ó-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /tɾɐ̃.zi.ˈtɔ.ɾju/.
What does "transitório" mean?
As an adjective, "transitório" means: de curta duração; efêmero
What words are commonly confused with "transitório"?
"transitório" is commonly confused with "transtorno". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "transitório"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transitório" is /tɾɐ̃.zi.ˈtɔ.ɾju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transitório" come from?
"transitório" 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 "transitório", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

impermeável16 variantsunderstand16 variantssubscrever16 variantssaxofonista16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list