wide

/waɪd/, /wɑed/ (Austrália)

//waɪd/, /wɑed/ (Austrália)/ adj

The verdict

“wide” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,980. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,980
frequency rank, Portuguese
110
“W” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - largo

Corpus desk

Index PT-wide · wide · Portuguese

wide · rank #11,980 · 5 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,980
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 110
  • PHOTO-FINISH violar

Nearest frequency peer: violar (-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 “wide”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “wide” 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).

wide vs wir
50% similar
wide vs will
50% similar
wide vs wild
50% similar

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

Key facts for wide
PropertyValue
Headwordwide
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/waɪd/, /wɑed/ (Austrália)
Letters4
Frequency rank#11,980
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “wide”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.widecai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “violar” (#11,978), “traçar” (#11,976), “traficante” (#11,974). Entre 110 lemas com “W”, “wide” fica em #11,980. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around wide (IPA /waɪd/, /wɑed/ (Austrália)), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,980 among 110 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for wide, with forms such as "iwde", "wdie", and "widde". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "wir", "will", "wild", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is wide, spelled W-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    largo
  2. 2
    extenso
  3. 3
    vasto

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwde
  • wdie
  • widde
  • wied
  • wwide

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iwde2wdie2widde1wied2wwide1
Edit distance from "wide"

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 "wide"?
"wide" is spelled W-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /waɪd/, /wɑed/ (Austrália).
What does "wide" mean?
As an adjective, "wide" means: largo
What words are commonly confused with "wide"?
"wide" is commonly confused with "wir", "will", "wild". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wide" is /waɪd/, /wɑed/ (Austrália). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wide" come from?
"wide" 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 "wide", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list