writing

Name: writing, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/

//ˈɹaɪtɪŋ// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“writing” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #26,599. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,599
frequency rank, Portuguese: 110
“W” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (incontável) grafismo de símbolos, como as letras, que expressam algum significado

Corpus desk

Index PT-writing · writing · Portuguese

writing · rank #26,599 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #26,599
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 110
PHOTO-FINISH window

Nearest frequency peer: window (-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.

vil

73,408
walls

73,405
window

73,404
writing

73,402
átrio

73,400
íngreme

73,397

What this shows “writing” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Key facts for writing
Property	Value
Headword	writing
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#26,599
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “writing”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).writingcai aqui:

#26,599

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “window” (#26,597), “átrio” (#26,601), “walls” (#26,596). Entre 110 lemas com “W”, “writing” fica em #26,599. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around writing (IPA /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,599 among 110 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for writing, with forms such as "rwiting", "wirting", and "wriitng". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is writing, spelled W-R-I-T-I-N-G.

Definition

1
(incontável) grafismo de símbolos, como as letras, que expressam algum significado
2
(contável) algo escrito, como um docomumento, artigo ou livro
3
(incontável) a obra de um autor
4
(contável) o estilo da escrita de alguém
5
algo destinado ou usado na escrita

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how writing appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Because writing of any kind is no more and no less than a graphic representation of speech […] to study its nature and history we must often have recourse to the speech, that is, to the language, that the writing writes.
Early writing appeared in both societies around 3000 B.C.E., mainly for administrative purposes in Egypt and for accounting and trading in Sumer.

Synonyms

textdocumentmanuscriptwork handhandwriting

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

rwiting
wirting
wriitng
writign
writingg
writinng
writnig
writting
wrriting
wrtiing
wwriting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "writing"

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 "writing"?

"writing" is spelled W-R-I-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/.

What does "writing" mean?

As a noun, "writing" means: (incontável) grafismo de símbolos, como as letras, que expressam algum significado

What are common misspellings of "writing"?

Common misspellings include "rwiting", "wirting", "wriitng", "writign", "writingg". The correct spelling is "writing".

How do you pronounce "writing"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "writing" is /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "writing" come from?

"writing" 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.

Is PlainSpell free to use?

Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "writing", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

íngreme#26,604 apurado#26,628 beltrão#26,641 captain#26,661

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

ultimato11 variants arranjado11 variants assimilar11 variants saboroso11 variants