universitário

adj

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The verdict

“universitário” has 18 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,734. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,734
frequency rank, Portuguese
147
“U” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-universitario · universitário · Portuguese

universitário · rank #3,734 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,734
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 147
  • PHOTO-FINISH tráfego

Nearest frequency peer: tráfego (-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 “universitário”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “universitário” 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
Key facts for universitário
PropertyValue
Headworduniversitário
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#3,734
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “universitário”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “tráfego” (#3,732), “vinda” (#3,736), “americanas” (#3,741). Entre 147 lemas com “U”, “universitário” fica em #3,734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around universitário, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,734 among 147 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for universitário, with forms such as "nuiversitário", "uinversitário", and "unievrsitário". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is universitário, spelled U-N-I-V-E-R-S-I-T-Á-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    de universidade
  2. 2
    universal

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. É um retrocesso para as conquistas de igualdade e inserção do serviço universitário no país desses grupos, que historicamente foram desfavorecidos.

This word in other languages

universitaire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuiversitário
  • uinversitário
  • unievrsitário
  • univeristário
  • univerrsitário
  • universitráio
  • universittário
  • universitáiro
  • universitároi
  • universitárrio
  • universiátrio
  • universsitário
  • universtiário
  • univesritário
  • univresitário
  • univversitário
  • unniversitário
  • unviersitário

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

nuiversitário2uinversitário2unievrsitário2univeristário2univerrsitário1universitráio2universittário1universitáiro2
Edit distance from "universitário"

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 "universitário"?
"universitário" is spelled U-N-I-V-E-R-S-I-T-Á-R-I-O.
What does "universitário" mean?
As an adjective, "universitário" means: de universidade
What are common misspellings of "universitário"?
Common misspellings include "nuiversitário", "uinversitário", "unievrsitário", "univeristário", "univerrsitário". The correct spelling is "universitário".
What language does "universitário" come from?
"universitário" 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 "universitário", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

perfeitamente#3,927possivelmente#3,511eventualmente#4,068sobrevivência#4,111

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

literalmente18 variantsinterpretação18 variantsprocedimento18 variantspresidencial18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list