abóbada
/ɐ.ˈbɔ.bɐ.dɐ/
The verdict
“abóbada” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #44,179. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,179
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4,352
- “A” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - todo o teto côncavo; cobertura encurvada, cuja forma é obtida pela rotação de um arco em torno de um eixo vertical
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abóbada |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ.ˈbɔ.bɐ.dɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #44,179 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abóbada” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around abóbada (IPA /ɐ.ˈbɔ.bɐ.dɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,179 among 4,352 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for abóbada, with forms such as "abbóada", "abbóbada", and "abóabda". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "abóbora", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is abóbada, spelled A-B-Ó-B-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1todo o teto côncavo; cobertura encurvada, cuja forma é obtida pela rotação de um arco em torno de um eixo vertical
- 2tudo que se assemelha a uma cobertura côncava
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- abbóada
- abbóbada
- abóabda
- abóbaad
- abóbadda
- abóbbada
- abóbdaa
- aóbbada
- baóbada
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abóbada - 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 “abóbada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-B-Ó-B-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.ˈbɔ.bɐ.dɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “abóbora” - see the side-by-side comparison. abóbada vs abóbora
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
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.