transport

noun

The verdict

“transport” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #55,289 among 1,850 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,289
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,850
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - transporte; ato de transportar

Key facts for transport
PropertyValue
Headwordtransport
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#55,289
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “transport” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). transport lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

transport is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #55,289 among 1,850 “T” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for transport, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is transport, spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    transporte; ato de transportar
  2. 2
    êxtase
  3. 3
    o veículo utilizado para transportar
  4. 4
    sistema de transporte
  5. 5
    dispositivo que move a fita de magnética pelas cabeças de uma fita (VSH, K7, etc.)
  6. 6
    caminhão articulado

Synonyms

conveyancerapturepublic transporttractor-trailer

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 "transport"?
"transport" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-O-R-T.
What does "transport" mean?
As a noun, "transport" means: transporte; ato de transportar
What language does "transport" come from?
"transport" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “transport”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-R-A-N-S-P-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list