vontade

/võ.ˈta.dɨ/

//võ.ˈta.dɨ// noun

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The verdict

“vontade” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #692. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#692
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a faculdade de agir em consciência e deliberadamente; o poder de controle que a mente tem sobre suas próprias ações

Corpus desk

Index PT-vontade · vontade · Portuguese

vontade · rank #692 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #692
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH sentir

Nearest frequency peer: sentir (-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 “vontade”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vontade” 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).

vontade vs votado
71% similar
vontade vs voltado
71% similar

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

Key facts for vontade
PropertyValue
Headwordvontade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/võ.ˈta.dɨ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#692
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “vontade”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).vontadecai 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 “sentir” (#691), “acima” (#693), “atual” (#694). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “vontade” fica em #692. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around vontade (IPA /võ.ˈta.dɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #692 among 501 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for vontade, with forms such as "ovntade", "vnotade", and "vonatde". 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 also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "votado", "voltado", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is vontade, spelled V-O-N-T-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    a faculdade de agir em consciência e deliberadamente; o poder de controle que a mente tem sobre suas próprias ações
  2. 2
    desejo
  3. 3
    objetivo, determinação
  4. 4
    disposição, seja ela boa ou má, em relação a outrem
  5. 5
    nas tradições racionalistas, motivação subjetiva capaz de realizar de forma moral e refletida a ação humana, em oposição aos desejos e inclinações de caráter meramente afetivo
  6. 6
    nas tradições opostas ao racionalismo, impulso de natureza desejante ou emotiva com o qual o homem interage com o mundo objetivo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Será necessário muita força de vontade para superarmos este obstáculo.
  2. Os povos bárbaros não se submeteram à vontade de Roma.

This word in other languages

will(English)voluntad(Español)volonté(Français)Wille(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovntade
  • vnotade
  • vonatde
  • vonntade
  • vontadde
  • vontaed
  • vontdae
  • vonttade
  • votnade
  • vvontade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovntade2vnotade2vonatde2vonntade1vontadde1vontaed2vontdae2vonttade1
Edit distance from "vontade"

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 "vontade"?
"vontade" is spelled V-O-N-T-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /võ.ˈta.dɨ/.
What does "vontade" mean?
As a noun, "vontade" means: a faculdade de agir em consciência e deliberadamente; o poder de controle que a mente tem sobre suas próprias ações
What words are commonly confused with "vontade"?
"vontade" is commonly confused with "votado", "voltado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vontade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vontade" is /võ.ˈta.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vontade" come from?
"vontade" 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 "vontade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

colocar#696somente#706sentido#677dizendo#710

Similar misspelling depth

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

palavra10 variantstradução10 variantsmercado10 variantspróximo10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list