went

//ˈwεnt// verb

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,927

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

went is aPortugueseverb. It means: passado simples do verbo go: Pronounced /ˈwεnt/. Often confused with wet and what.

Key facts for went
PropertyValue
Headwordwent
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈwεnt/
Letters4
Frequency rank#39,927
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of went in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for went is 4 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈwεnt/. Corpus data places it at rank #39,927 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for went, with forms such as "ewnt", "wennt", and "wentt". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "wet", "what", "West", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is went, spelled W-E-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    passado simples do verbo go:
  2. 2
    particípio passado do verbo go:
  3. 3
    particípio passado do verbo go:
  4. 4
    passado simples do verbo wend
  5. 5
    particípio passado do verbo wend:
  6. 6
    particípio passado do verbo wend:

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewnt,wennt,wentt,wetn,wnet,wwent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for went

Misspelling Variants of "went"

ewnt4wennt5wentt5wetn4wnet4wwent5
Misspelling Variants of "went"

Frequency rank: #39,927 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "went"?
"went" is spelled W-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwεnt/.
What does "went" mean?
As a verb, "went" means: passado simples do verbo go:
What words are commonly confused with "went"?
"went" is commonly confused with "wet", "what", "West". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "went"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "went" is /ˈwεnt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "went" come from?
"went" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter W in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.