ak
/ák̚/
The verdict
“ak” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #15,974) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #15,974
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,900
- “A” headwords
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - irmão (que não é o primogênito)
Corpus desk
Index PT-ak · ak · Portuguese
ak · rank #15,974 · 0 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #15,974
- LEN-SHORT 2 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,900
- PHOTO-FINISH aka
Nearest frequency peer: aka (+1 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.
Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “ak”
Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo
- ak
ak
84,027 corpus weight
- aka
aka
84,026 corpus weight
- also
also
84,019 corpus weight
- arqueiro
arqueiro
84,016 corpus weight
- astronomia
astronomia
84,010 corpus weight
- bactéria
bactéria
84,005 corpus weight
What this shows As barras situam “ak” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.
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 | ak |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ák̚/ |
| Letters | 2 |
| Frequency rank | #15,974 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “ak”
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for ak is neighbouring look-alikes ("As", "ao", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ák̚/. Frequency #15,974 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Gloss: "irmão (que não é o primogênito)".
No generated misspelling entries exist for ak in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "As", "ao", "ar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is ak, spelled A-K.
Definition
- 1irmão (que não é o primogênito)
Synonyms
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.