witch
/ˈwɪtʃ/
The verdict
“witch” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #48,723 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #48,723
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bruxa.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | witch |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈwɪtʃ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #48,723 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “witch” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for witch is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈwɪtʃ/. Corpus data places it at rank #48,723 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for witch, with forms such as "iwtch", "wicth", and "witcch". 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is witch, spelled W-I-T-C-H.
Definition
- 1bruxa.
- 2feiticeira.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: iwtch,wicth,witcch,witchh,withc,wittch,wtich,wwitch
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of witch - 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 “witch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is W-I-T-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈwɪtʃ/ (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.