wake

/weɪk/

//weɪk// noun

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The verdict

“wake” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,674. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,674
frequency rank, Portuguese
110
“W” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o estado de acordar ou de estar acordado

Corpus desk

Index PT-wake · wake · Portuguese

wake · rank #17,674 · 5 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,674
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 110
  • PHOTO-FINISH abastecer

Nearest frequency peer: abastecer (+4 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 “wake”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “wake” 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).

wake vs war
50% similar
wake vs was
50% similar
wake vs Wal
25% similar

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

Key facts for wake
PropertyValue
Headwordwake
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/weɪk/
Letters4
Frequency rank#17,674
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “wake”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).wakecai 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 “abastecer” (#17,678), “abraçou” (#17,680), “viação” (#17,667). Entre 110 lemas com “W”, “wake” fica em #17,674. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around wake (IPA /weɪk/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,674 among 110 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for wake, with forms such as "awke", "waek", and "wakke". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "war", "was", "Wal", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is wake, spelled W-A-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    o estado de acordar ou de estar acordado
  2. 2
    o período após a morte de uma pessoa antes ou depois do corpo ser enterrado, cremado, etc.
  3. 3
    festival paroquial anual, originalmente durante à noite, que era realizado em comemoração à dedicação de uma igreja
  4. 4
    grupo de abutres

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awke
  • waek
  • wakke
  • wkae
  • wwake

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

awke2waek2wakke1wkae2wwake1
Edit distance from "wake"

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 "wake"?
"wake" is spelled W-A-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is /weɪk/.
What does "wake" mean?
As a noun, "wake" means: o estado de acordar ou de estar acordado
What words are commonly confused with "wake"?
"wake" is commonly confused with "war", "was", "Wal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wake"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wake" is /weɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wake" come from?
"wake" 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 "wake", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alas#17,688boto#17,714cale#17,719cape#17,721

Similar misspelling depth

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

bossa5 variantscast5 variantscave5 variantsfilé5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list