transpônder
The verdict
“transpônder” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aparelho que recebe sinal e responde emitindo sinal com dados, entre os quais, a localização, identificação, velocidade e altitude de maneira automática
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | transpônder |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “transpônder” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for transpônder is 11 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for transpônder, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is transpônder, spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-Ô-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1aparelho que recebe sinal e responde emitindo sinal com dados, entre os quais, a localização, identificação, velocidade e altitude de maneira automática
- 2dispositivo de comunicação eletrônico complementar de automação e cujo objetivo é receber, amplificar e retransmitir um sinal em uma frequência diferente ou transmitir de uma fonte uma mensagem pré-determinada em resposta à outra pré-definida “de outra fonte”
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “transpônder”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-R-A-N-S-P-Ô-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.