alemão

//a.le.ˈmãw// adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,348

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

alemão is anPortugueseadj. It means: natural da Alemanha Pronounced /a.le.ˈmãw/. It ranks #2,348 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with alma and alusão.

Key facts for alemão
PropertyValue
Headwordalemão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/a.le.ˈmãw/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,348
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of alemão in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for alemão is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /a.le.ˈmãw/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,348 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for alemão, with forms such as "aelmão", "alemmão", and "alemoã". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "alma", "alusão", "antemão", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is alemão, spelled A-L-E-M-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    natural da Alemanha
  2. 2
    relativo à língua alemã

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aelmão,alemmão,alemoã,aleãmo,allemão,almeão,laemão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for alemão

Misspelling Variants of "alemão"

aelmão6alemmão7alemoã6aleãmo6allemão7almeão6laemão6
Misspelling Variants of "alemão"

Frequency rank: #2,348 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alemão"?
"alemão" is spelled A-L-E-M-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /a.le.ˈmãw/.
What does "alemão" mean?
As an adj, "alemão" means: natural da Alemanha
What words are commonly confused with "alemão"?
"alemão" is commonly confused with "alma", "alusão", "antemão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alemão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alemão" is /a.le.ˈmãw/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alemão" come from?
"alemão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.