algum

pron

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#371

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

algum is aPortuguesepron. It means: um certo It ranks #371 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with atum and algo.

Key facts for algum
PropertyValue
Headwordalgum
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPron
Letters5
Frequency rank#371
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for algum is 5 letters long, classified as apron. Corpus data places it at rank #371 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 3 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 algum, with forms such as "aglum", "alggum", and "algmu". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "atum", "algo", "água", 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 algum, spelled A-L-G-U-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    um certo
  2. 2
    um pouco de
  3. 3
    nenhum (quando posposto ao substantivo) - caso específico em que substitui a negativa de reforço, em dupla negativa

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aglum,alggum,algmu,algumm,allgum,alugm,lagum

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for algum

Misspelling Variants of "algum"

aglum5alggum6algmu5algumm6allgum6alugm5lagum5
Misspelling Variants of "algum"

Frequency rank: #371 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "algum"?
"algum" is spelled A-L-G-U-M.
What does "algum" mean?
As a pron, "algum" means: um certo
What words are commonly confused with "algum"?
"algum" is commonly confused with "atum", "algo", "água". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "algum" come from?
"algum" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.