algo

//ˈaw.gu// adv

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#222

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

algo is anPortugueseadv. It means: um pouco, de certo modo Pronounced /ˈaw.gu/. It ranks #222 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with ao and ano.

Key facts for algo
PropertyValue
Headwordalgo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdv
IPA/ˈaw.gu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#222
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for algo is 4 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈaw.gu/. Corpus data places it at rank #222 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "um pouco, de certo modo".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for algo, with forms such as "aglo", "alggo", and "allgo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ao", "ano", "ali", 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 algo, spelled A-L-G-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    um pouco, de certo modo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aglo,alggo,allgo,alog

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for algo

Misspelling Variants of "algo"

aglo4alggo5allgo5alog4
Misspelling Variants of "algo"

Frequency rank: #222 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "algo"?
"algo" is spelled A-L-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈaw.gu/.
What does "algo" mean?
As an adv, "algo" means: um pouco, de certo modo
What words are commonly confused with "algo"?
"algo" is commonly confused with "ao", "ano", "ali". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "algo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "algo" is /ˈaw.gu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "algo" come from?
"algo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter A in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.