wicked
/ˈwɪkɪd/, SAMPA: /"wIkId/
The verdict
“wicked” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #39,431 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #39,431
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - cruel, malvado, malévolo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wicked |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈwɪkɪd/, SAMPA: /"wIkId/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #39,431 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wicked” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for wicked is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈwɪkɪd/, SAMPA: /"wIkId/. Corpus data places it at rank #39,431 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for wicked, with forms such as "iwcked", "wciked", and "wiccked". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 wicked, spelled W-I-C-K-E-D.
Definition
- 1cruel, malvado, malévolo
- 2imoral
- 3perverso
- 4rancoroso, vingativo
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: iwcked,wciked,wiccked,wicekd,wickde,wickedd,wickked,wikced,wwicked
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wicked - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “wicked”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is W-I-C-K-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈwɪkɪd/, SAMPA: /"wIkId/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.