writing
/ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/
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
- 351
- “W” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (incontável) grafismo de símbolos, como as letras, que expressam algum significado
| 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) |
Where “writing” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around writing (IPA /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,599 among 351 “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
- 5algo destinado ou usado na escrita
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.
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 “writing”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is W-R-I-T-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.