universidade

[u.ni.veɹ.si.ˈda.dʒi]

/[u.ni.veɹ.si.ˈda.dʒi]/ noun

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The verdict

“universidade” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #403. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#403
frequency rank, Portuguese
147
“U” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - instituição que tem por objetivo fornecer ensino de nível superior, graduação, e pós-graduação, além de fazer pesquisas científicas

Corpus desk

Index PT-universidade · universidade · Portuguese

universidade · rank #403 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-CORE #403
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 147
  • PHOTO-FINISH rede

Nearest frequency peer: rede (-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 “universidade”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “universidade” 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).

universidade vs universalidade
86% similar

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

Key facts for universidade
PropertyValue
Headworduniversidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA[u.ni.veɹ.si.ˈda.dʒi]
Letters12
Frequency rank#403
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “universidade”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.universidadecai 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 “rede” (#402), “apesar” (#404), “feliz” (#406). Entre 147 lemas com “U”, “universidade” fica em #403. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around universidade (IPA [u.ni.veɹ.si.ˈda.dʒi]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #403 among 147 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "instituição que tem por objetivo fornecer ensino de nível superior, graduação, e pós-graduação, além de fazer pesquisas científicas".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for universidade, with forms such as "nuiversidade", "uinversidade", and "unievrsidade". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "universalidade", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is universidade, spelled U-N-I-V-E-R-S-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    instituição que tem por objetivo fornecer ensino de nível superior, graduação, e pós-graduação, além de fazer pesquisas científicas

This word in other languages

university(English)universidad(Español)université(Français)Universität(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuiversidade
  • uinversidade
  • unievrsidade
  • univerisdade
  • univerrsidade
  • universdiade
  • universiadde
  • universidadde
  • universidaed
  • universiddade
  • universiddae
  • universsidade
  • univesridade
  • univresidade
  • univversidade
  • unniversidade
  • unviersidade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of universidade - 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.

nuiversidade2uinversidade2unievrsidade2univerisdade2univerrsidade1universdiade2universiadde2universidadde1
Edit distance from "universidade"

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 "universidade"?
"universidade" is spelled U-N-I-V-E-R-S-I-D-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [u.ni.veɹ.si.ˈda.dʒi].
What does "universidade" mean?
As a noun, "universidade" means: instituição que tem por objetivo fornecer ensino de nível superior, graduação, e pós-graduação, além de fazer pesquisas científicas
What words are commonly confused with "universidade"?
"universidade" is commonly confused with "universalidade". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "universidade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "universidade" is [u.ni.veɹ.si.ˈda.dʒi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "universidade" come from?
"universidade" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

participação#713simplesmente#797profissional#945conhecimento#984

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

responsável17 variantscrescimento17 variantsnormalmente17 variantspossibilidade17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list