urgente

/uɾ.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/

//uɾ.ˈʒẽ.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“urgente” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,295. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,295
frequency rank, Portuguese
147
“U” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se daquilo que requer ação ou atenção imediata

Corpus desk

Index PT-urgente · urgente · Portuguese

urgente · rank #3,295 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,295
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 147
  • PHOTO-FINISH tênis

Nearest frequency peer: tênis (-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 “urgente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “urgente” 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 urgente
PropertyValue
Headwordurgente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/uɾ.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,295
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “urgente”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “tênis” (#3,294), “senso” (#3,290), “álcool” (#3,300). Entre 147 lemas com “U”, “urgente” fica em #3,295. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around urgente (IPA /uɾ.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,295 among 147 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "diz-se daquilo que requer ação ou atenção imediata".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for urgente, with forms such as "rugente", "ugrente", and "uregnte". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is urgente, spelled U-R-G-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se daquilo que requer ação ou atenção imediata

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O secretário de Saúde do município, Januário Montone, diz “estar convencido” de que essa medida é ainda mais urgente do que a contratação de recursos humanos.

Synonyms

premente

This word in other languages

urgent(English)urgente(Español)urgent(Français)dringend(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rugente
  • ugrente
  • uregnte
  • urgenet
  • urgennte
  • urgentte
  • urgetne
  • urggente
  • urgnete
  • urrgente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of urgente - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

rugente2ugrente2uregnte2urgenet2urgennte1urgentte1urgetne2urggente1
Edit distance from "urgente"

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 "urgente"?
"urgente" is spelled U-R-G-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /uɾ.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/.
What does "urgente" mean?
As an adjective, "urgente" means: diz-se daquilo que requer ação ou atenção imediata
What are common misspellings of "urgente"?
Common misspellings include "rugente", "ugrente", "uregnte", "urgenet", "urgennte". The correct spelling is "urgente".
How do you pronounce "urgente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "urgente" is /uɾ.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "urgente" come from?
"urgente" 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 "urgente", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

seguido#3,289resgate#3,286regular#3,285receita#3,283

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

interno10 variantsdemanda10 variantspodendo10 variantsrevolta10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list