abraço

/aˈbɾa.su/

//aˈbɾa.su// noun

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The verdict

“abraço” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,952. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,952
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gesto de afeto no qual uma pessoa contorna com seus braços a outra pessoa, animal, objeto, etc., como forma de manifestar carinho, amizade, apoio, conforto, etc.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

abraço vs arco
50% similar
abraço vs arão
50% similar
abraço vs arado
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for abraço
PropertyValue
Headwordabraço
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/aˈbɾa.su/
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,952
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abraço” sits in Portuguese frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around abraço (IPA /aˈbɾa.su/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,952 among 4,352 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for abraço, with forms such as "abarço", "abbraço", and "abraoç". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "arco", "arão", "arado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is abraço, spelled A-B-R-A-Ç-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    gesto de afeto no qual uma pessoa contorna com seus braços a outra pessoa, animal, objeto, etc., como forma de manifestar carinho, amizade, apoio, conforto, etc.
  2. 2
    forma amistosa de cumprimentar a outrem
  3. 3
    por extensão, demonstração de amizade, de afeto
  4. 4
    ato de juntar, unir
  5. 5
    órgão ou apêndice de algumas plantas que se enrola em alguma base para fixar-se enquanto crescem, como em certas trepadeiras, leguminosas, etc.
  6. 6
    elemento ornamental geralmente na forma de entrelaçamento de folhagens lavradas à volta da parte principal de uma coluna (fuste)
  7. 7
    forma de defesa ou ataque de alguns animais
  8. 8
    adeus; forma de despedida
  9. 9
    por extensão, forma de dizer que algo ou alguém ficou para trás

Synonyms

abraçamentoamplexofusãojunçãoligaçãouniãoeloenliçogavinha

This word in other languages

hug(English)abrazo(Español)étreinte(Français)Umarmung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abarço
  • abbraço
  • abraoç
  • abrraço
  • abrçao
  • arbaço
  • baraço

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abarço2abbraço1abraoç2abrraço1abrçao2arbaço2baraço2
Edit distance from "abraço"

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 "abraço"?
"abraço" is spelled A-B-R-A-Ç-O. The IPA pronunciation is /aˈbɾa.su/.
What does "abraço" mean?
As a noun, "abraço" means: gesto de afeto no qual uma pessoa contorna com seus braços a outra pessoa, animal, objeto, etc., como forma de manifestar carinho, amizade, apoio, conforto, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "abraço"?
"abraço" is commonly confused with "arco", "arão", "arado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abraço"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abraço" is /aˈbɾa.su/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abraço" come from?
"abraço" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “abraço”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-B-R-A-Ç-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /aˈbɾa.su/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “arco” - see the side-by-side comparison. abraço vs arco
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list