Xavier
/ʃəβi'e/, /ʃəvi'e/.
The verdict
“Xavier” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #6,492 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,492
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Xavier.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Xavier |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʃəβi'e/, /ʃəvi'e/. |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #6,492 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Xavier” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for Xavier is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʃəβi'e/, /ʃəvi'e/.. Corpus data places it at rank #6,492 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Xavier.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Xavier, with forms such as "axvier", "xaiver", and "xaveir". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is Xavier, spelled X-A-V-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Xavier.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: axvier,xaiver,xaveir,xavierr,xavire,xavvier,xvaier,xxavier
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Xavier - 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 “Xavier”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is X-A-V-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʃəβi'e/, /ʃəvi'e/. (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.