Coutinho

name

"coutinho" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Coutinho” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,792. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,792
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Portuguese.

Corpus desk

Index EN-coutinho · Coutinho · English

Coutinho · rank #27,792 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,792
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cortisol

Nearest frequency peer: cortisol (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Coutinho”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Coutinho” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Coutinho
PropertyValue
HeadwordCoutinho
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,792
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Coutinho”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Coutinholands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “cortisol” (#27,791), “corset” (#27,790), “crock” (#27,794). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Coutinho” is #27,792. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Coutinho, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #27,792 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname from Portuguese.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Coutinho, with forms such as "ccoutinho", "cotuinho", and "couitnho". 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, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Portuguese Coutinho. The correct English form is Coutinho, spelled C-O-U-T-I-N-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Portuguese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Coutinho.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoutinho
  • cotuinho
  • couitnho
  • coutihno
  • coutinhho
  • coutinnho
  • coutinoh
  • coutniho
  • couttinho
  • cuotinho
  • ocutinho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccoutinho1cotuinho2couitnho2coutihno2coutinhho1coutinnho1coutinoh2coutniho2
Edit distance from "Coutinho"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Coutinho"?
"Coutinho" is spelled C-O-U-T-I-N-H-O.
What does "Coutinho" mean?
As a proper noun, "Coutinho" means: A surname from Portuguese.
What are common misspellings of "Coutinho"?
Common misspellings include "ccoutinho", "cotuinho", "couitnho", "coutihno", "coutinhho". The correct spelling is "Coutinho".
What is the origin of the word "Coutinho"?
Borrowed from Portuguese Coutinho. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list