tristeza

/tɾiʃ.ˈte.zɐ/

//tɾiʃ.ˈte.zɐ// noun

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The verdict

“tristeza” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,442. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,442
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sentimento de pesar, melancolia

Corpus desk

Index PT-tristeza · tristeza · Portuguese

tristeza · rank #3,442 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,442
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH torcida

Nearest frequency peer: torcida (-2 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 “tristeza”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tristeza” 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).

tristeza vs triste
75% similar

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

Key facts for tristeza
PropertyValue
Headwordtristeza
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɾiʃ.ˈte.zɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,442
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tristeza”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.tristezacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “torcida” (#3,440), “vidro” (#3,444), “superar” (#3,438). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tristeza” fica em #3,442. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around tristeza (IPA /tɾiʃ.ˈte.zɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,442 among 917 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sentimento de pesar, melancolia".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for tristeza, with forms such as "rtisteza", "tirsteza", and "trisetza". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "triste", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is tristeza, spelled T-R-I-S-T-E-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    sentimento de pesar, melancolia

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A morte do amigo causou-lhe profunda tristeza.
  2. Sobre as asas do tempo, a tristeza vai-se embora.

Antonyms

alegriafelicidade

This word in other languages

sadness(English)tristeza(Español)tristesse(Français)Traurigkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtisteza
  • tirsteza
  • trisetza
  • trissteza
  • tristeaz
  • tristezza
  • tristteza
  • tristzea
  • tritseza
  • trristeza
  • trsiteza
  • ttristeza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

rtisteza2tirsteza2trisetza2trissteza1tristeaz2tristezza1tristteza1tristzea2
Edit distance from "tristeza"

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 "tristeza"?
"tristeza" is spelled T-R-I-S-T-E-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is /tɾiʃ.ˈte.zɐ/.
What does "tristeza" mean?
As a noun, "tristeza" means: sentimento de pesar, melancolia
What words are commonly confused with "tristeza"?
"tristeza" is commonly confused with "triste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tristeza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tristeza" is /tɾiʃ.ˈte.zɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tristeza" come from?
"tristeza" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

paciência12 variantsdestruir12 variantsobservar12 variantsreligioso12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list