variante

/vɐ.ˈɾjɐ̃.tɨ/

//vɐ.ˈɾjɐ̃.tɨ// noun

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The verdict

“variante” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,940. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,940
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - um de dois ou mais indivíduos, objetos ou entidades que exibem diferenças geralmente ligeiras

Corpus desk

Index PT-variante · variante · Portuguese

variante · rank #17,940 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,940
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH verificado

Nearest frequency peer: verificado (+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 “variante”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “variante” 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 variante
PropertyValue
Headwordvariante
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vɐ.ˈɾjɐ̃.tɨ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,940
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “variante”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).variantecai 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 “verificado” (#17,942), “tático” (#17,937), “vigência” (#17,943). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “variante” fica em #17,940. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around variante (IPA /vɐ.ˈɾjɐ̃.tɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,940 among 501 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for variante, with forms such as "avriante", "vairante", and "varainte". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is variante, spelled V-A-R-I-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    um de dois ou mais indivíduos, objetos ou entidades que exibem diferenças geralmente ligeiras
  2. 2
    em xadrez, cada uma das possíveis sequências de lances

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Câimbra é variante ortográfico da palavra cãimbra.
  2. Na quarta e última partida do desafio homem X software, X3DFritz, com as brancas, tentou levar Kasparov a jogar uma variante que, na realidade, era uma armadilha.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avriante
  • vairante
  • varainte
  • varianet
  • variannte
  • variantte
  • variatne
  • varinate
  • varriante
  • vraiante
  • vvariante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

avriante2vairante2varainte2varianet2variannte1variantte1variatne2varinate2
Edit distance from "variante"

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 "variante"?
"variante" is spelled V-A-R-I-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /vɐ.ˈɾjɐ̃.tɨ/.
What does "variante" mean?
As a noun, "variante" means: um de dois ou mais indivíduos, objetos ou entidades que exibem diferenças geralmente ligeiras
What are common misspellings of "variante"?
Common misspellings include "avriante", "vairante", "varainte", "varianet", "variannte". The correct spelling is "variante".
How do you pronounce "variante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "variante" is /vɐ.ˈɾjɐ̃.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "variante" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vigência#17,943torturar#17,931yourself#17,949temático#17,925

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

seguidor11 variantsrigoroso11 variantspotiguar11 variantsdemência11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list