trick

adj

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The verdict

“trick” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #19,582. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,582
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que envolve trapaça ou engano

Corpus desk

Index PT-trick · trick · Portuguese

trick · rank #19,582 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,582
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH trote

Nearest frequency peer: trote (+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 “trick”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “trick” 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).

trick vs trip
60% similar
trick vs triz
60% similar
trick vs troca
60% similar

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

Key facts for trick
PropertyValue
Headwordtrick
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,582
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “trick”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).trickcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “trote” (#19,583), “travado” (#19,579), “térmico” (#19,585). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “trick” fica em #19,582. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around trick, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,582 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for trick, with forms such as "rtick", "tirck", and "trcik". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "trip", "triz", "troca", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is trick, spelled T-R-I-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    que envolve trapaça ou engano
  2. 2
    aquele capaz de realizar truques, tarefas incomuns
  3. 3
    defeituoso ou não confiável
  4. 4
    estiloso, legal, maneiro
  5. 5
    arrumado de forma alegre, organizado com estilo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. trick photography
  2. A trick pony

Synonyms

trig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtick
  • tirck
  • trcik
  • tricck
  • trickk
  • trikc
  • trrick
  • ttrick

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of trick - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rtick2tirck2trcik2tricck1trickk1trikc2trrick1ttrick1
Edit distance from "trick"

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 "trick"?
"trick" is spelled T-R-I-C-K.
What does "trick" mean?
As an adjective, "trick" means: que envolve trapaça ou engano
What words are commonly confused with "trick"?
"trick" is commonly confused with "trip", "triz", "troca". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "trick" come from?
"trick" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "trick", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trote#19,583zebra#19,600pavão#19,519couve#19,671

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

ártico8 variantsalegar8 variantsolhado8 variantsmedido8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list