afogamento

/ɐ.fu.ɡɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/

//ɐ.fu.ɡɐ.ˈmẽ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“afogamento” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #24,832. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,832
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de afogar

Corpus desk

Index PT-afogamento · afogamento · Portuguese

afogamento · rank #24,832 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,832
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH ambiguidade

Nearest frequency peer: ambiguidade (+6 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 “afogamento”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “afogamento” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

afogamento vs alojamento
80% similar
afogamento vs alagamento
80% similar
afogamento vs alongamento
82% similar

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

Key facts for afogamento
PropertyValue
Headwordafogamento
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.fu.ɡɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/
Letters10
Frequency rank#24,832
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “afogamento”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.afogamentocai 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 “ambiguidade” (#24,838), “amuleto” (#24,839), “Éden” (#24,823). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “afogamento” fica em #24,832. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around afogamento (IPA /ɐ.fu.ɡɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,832 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for afogamento, with forms such as "affogamento", "afgoamento", and "afoagmento". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "alojamento", "alagamento", "alongamento", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is afogamento, spelled A-F-O-G-A-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de afogar
  2. 2
    dificuldade respiratória causada pela aspiração de líquido não corporal por submersão ou imersão

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • affogamento
  • afgoamento
  • afoagmento
  • afogaemnto
  • afogamennto
  • afogamenot
  • afogamentto
  • afogametno
  • afogammento
  • afogamneto
  • afoggamento
  • afogmaento
  • aofgamento
  • faogamento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

affogamento1afgoamento2afoagmento2afogaemnto2afogamennto1afogamenot2afogamentto1afogametno2
Edit distance from "afogamento"

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 "afogamento"?
"afogamento" is spelled A-F-O-G-A-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.fu.ɡɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/.
What does "afogamento" mean?
As a noun, "afogamento" means: ato ou efeito de afogar
What words are commonly confused with "afogamento"?
"afogamento" is commonly confused with "alojamento", "alagamento", "alongamento". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "afogamento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afogamento" is /ɐ.fu.ɡɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afogamento" come from?
"afogamento" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

apreendido#24,852reprovação#24,773oitocentos#24,741meridional#24,721

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

marcenaria14 variantsestranhar14 variantsjardineiro14 variantsJugoslávia14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list