abobrinha

noun

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The verdict

“abobrinha” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #35,412. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,412
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pequena abóbora

Corpus desk

Index PT-abobrinha · abobrinha · Portuguese

abobrinha · rank #35,412 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,412
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH Érica

Nearest frequency peer: Érica (-5 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “abobrinha”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abobrinha
PropertyValue
Headwordabobrinha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,412
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “abobrinha”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Érica” (#35,407), “xisto” (#35,404), “wise” (#35,403). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “abobrinha” fica em #35,412. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around abobrinha, anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,412 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for abobrinha, with forms such as "abbobrinha", "abborinha", and "abobbrinha". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is abobrinha, spelled A-B-O-B-R-I-N-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pequena abóbora
  2. 2
    Cucurbita pepo
  3. 3
    o mesmo que abóbora-d'água
  4. 4
    dito sem sentido; bobagem

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O filho da administradora, Alisson da Rocha, de 12 anos, mostrou que mandioca e abobrinha também nascem na areia.
  2. Pare de dizer abobrinhas.

This word in other languages

courgette(English)courgette(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbobrinha
  • abborinha
  • abobbrinha
  • abobirnha
  • abobrihna
  • abobrinah
  • abobrinhha
  • abobrinnha
  • abobrniha
  • abobrrinha
  • aborbinha
  • aobbrinha
  • baobrinha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbobrinha1abborinha2abobbrinha1abobirnha2abobrihna2abobrinah2abobrinhha1abobrinnha1
Edit distance from "abobrinha"

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 "abobrinha"?
"abobrinha" is spelled A-B-O-B-R-I-N-H-A.
What does "abobrinha" mean?
As a noun, "abobrinha" means: pequena abóbora
What are common misspellings of "abobrinha"?
Common misspellings include "abbobrinha", "abborinha", "abobbrinha", "abobirnha", "abobrihna". The correct spelling is "abobrinha".
What language does "abobrinha" come from?
"abobrinha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

amarelado#35,426vingativo#35,395bronquite#35,467recriação#35,312

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

ratificar13 variantspreâmbulo13 variantsdesanimar13 variantsengenhoso13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list