true

/truː/

//truː// adj

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The verdict

“true” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,418. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,418
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verdadeiro, verídico

Corpus desk

Index PT-true · true · Portuguese

true · rank #9,418 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,418
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH trindade

Nearest frequency peer: trindade (-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 “true”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “true” 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).

true vs tu
50% similar
true vs tua
50% similar
true vs try
50% similar

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

Key facts for true
PropertyValue
Headwordtrue
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/truː/
Letters4
Frequency rank#9,418
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “true”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).truecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “trindade” (#9,417), “territorial” (#9,415), “sólido” (#9,414). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “true” fica em #9,418. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around true (IPA /truː/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,418 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for true, with forms such as "rtue", "treu", and "trrue". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tu", "tua", "try", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is true, spelled T-R-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    verdadeiro, verídico
  2. 2
    fiel, leal
  3. 3
    genuíno
  4. 4
    legítimo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. This is true Parmesan cheese.
  2. The true king has returned!

Synonyms

faithfulloyalgenuinelegitimate

Antonyms

falseuntrue

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtue
  • treu
  • trrue
  • ttrue
  • ture

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

rtue2treu2trrue1ttrue1ture2
Edit distance from "true"

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 "true"?
"true" is spelled T-R-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is /truː/.
What does "true" mean?
As an adjective, "true" means: verdadeiro, verídico
What words are commonly confused with "true"?
"true" is commonly confused with "tu", "tua", "try". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "true"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "true" is /truː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "true" come from?
"true" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sapo#9,403foro#9,497frei#9,500kurt#9,516

Similar misspelling depth

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

lane5 variantslola5 variantssumo5 variantsrolo5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list