transversal
The verdict
“transversal” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #19,015 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #19,015
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que atravessa:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | transversal |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #19,015 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “transversal” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for transversal is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #19,015 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for transversal, with forms such as "rtansversal", "tarnsversal", and "trannsversal". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is transversal, spelled T-R-A-N-S-V-E-R-S-A-L.
Definition
- 1que atravessa:
- 2que é oblíquo, de través:
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rtansversal,tarnsversal,trannsversal,transevrsal,transsversal,transverasl,transverrsal,transversall,transversla,transverssal,transvesral,transvresal,transvversal,tranvsersal,trasnversal,trnasversal,trransversal,ttransversal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of transversal - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “transversal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-R-A-N-S-V-E-R-S-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.