without
/wɪθˈaʊt/, /wɪðˈaʊt/
The verdict
“without” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #13,199 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #13,199
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - em que falta algo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | without |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /wɪθˈaʊt/, /wɪðˈaʊt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #13,199 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “without” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for without is 7 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /wɪθˈaʊt/, /wɪðˈaʊt/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,199 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "em que falta algo".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for without, with forms such as "iwthout", "wihtout", and "withhout". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is without, spelled W-I-T-H-O-U-T.
Definition
- 1em que falta algo
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: iwthout,wihtout,withhout,withotu,withoutt,withuot,witohut,witthout,wtihout,wwithout
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of without - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “without”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is W-I-T-H-O-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /wɪθˈaʊt/, /wɪðˈaʊt/ (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.