verba

/ˈvɛɾ.bɐ/

//ˈvɛɾ.bɐ// noun

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The verdict

“verba” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,597. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,597
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-verba · verba · Portuguese

verba · rank #9,597 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,597
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH unanimidade

Nearest frequency peer: unanimidade (-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 “verba”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “verba” 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).

verba vs verde
60% similar
verba vs verbo
80% similar
verba vs verme
60% similar

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

Key facts for verba
PropertyValue
Headwordverba
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvɛɾ.bɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,597
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “verba”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “unanimidade” (#9,595), “àquela” (#9,603), “àqueles” (#9,604). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “verba” fica em #9,597. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around verba (IPA /ˈvɛɾ.bɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,597 among 501 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for verba, with forms such as "evrba", "vebra", and "verab". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "verde", "verbo", "verme", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is verba, spelled V-E-R-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    cláusula de um testamento
  2. 2
    palavra
  3. 3
    loquacidade, verborreia
  4. 4
    quantidade de dinheiro que se destina para certo gasto

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "Disse umas verbas de agradecimento para o público"
  2. "Homem de muita verba, homem de muita merda "

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrba
  • vebra
  • verab
  • verbba
  • verrba
  • vreba
  • vverba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrba2vebra2verab2verbba1verrba1vreba2vverba1
Edit distance from "verba"

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 "verba"?
"verba" is spelled V-E-R-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɛɾ.bɐ/.
What does "verba" mean?
As a noun, "verba" means: cláusula de um testamento
What words are commonly confused with "verba"?
"verba" is commonly confused with "verde", "verbo", "verme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verba" is /ˈvɛɾ.bɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verba" come from?
"verba" 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 "verba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trair#9,589there#9,584afeto#9,612couto#9,650

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

àquela7 variantsfiança7 variantsclose7 variantscinto7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list