unit

noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“unit” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #24,488 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#24,488
frequency rank, Portuguese
4
letters
5
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unidade em seus vários sentidos:

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

unit vs ut
50% similar
unit vs uns
50% similar
unit vs uno
50% similar

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

Key facts for unit
PropertyValue
Headwordunit
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#24,488
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unit” 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). unit lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for unit is 4 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #24,488 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for unit, with forms such as "nuit", "uint", and "unitt". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "ut", "uns", "uno", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is unit, spelled U-N-I-T.

Definition

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nuit,uint,unitt,unnit,unti

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

nuit2uint2unitt1unnit1unti2
Edit distance from "unit"

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 "unit"?
"unit" is spelled U-N-I-T.
What does "unit" mean?
As a noun, "unit" means: unidade em seus vários sentidos:
What words are commonly confused with "unit"?
"unit" is commonly confused with "ut", "uns", "uno". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "unit" come from?
"unit" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “unit”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is U-N-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “ut” - see the side-by-side comparison. unit vs ut
  • 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.

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

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