almoço

//aɫ.ˈmo.su// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,835

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

almoço is aPortuguesenoun. It means: refeição servida por volta do meio-dia ou ao princípio da tarde Pronounced /aɫ.ˈmo.su/. It ranks #1,835 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with almoçar.

Key facts for almoço
PropertyValue
Headwordalmoço
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/aɫ.ˈmo.su/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,835
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for almoço is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /aɫ.ˈmo.su/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,835 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 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 almoço, with forms such as "allmoço", "almmoço", and "almooç". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "almoçar", 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 almoço, spelled A-L-M-O-Ç-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    refeição servida por volta do meio-dia ou ao princípio da tarde
  2. 2
    comida servida ao almoço
  3. 3
    algo fácil e rápido de ingerir
  4. 4
    café matinal reforçado, que inclui comidas salgadas
  5. 5
    refeição algo substancial servida pelo meio da manhã
  6. 6
    primeira refeição do dia, pequeno almoço

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: allmoço,almmoço,almooç,almçoo,alomço,amloço,lamoço

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for almoço

Misspelling Variants of "almoço"

allmoço7almmoço7almooç6almçoo6alomço6amloço6lamoço6
Misspelling Variants of "almoço"

Frequency rank: #1,835 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "almoço"?
"almoço" is spelled A-L-M-O-Ç-O. The IPA pronunciation is /aɫ.ˈmo.su/.
What does "almoço" mean?
As a noun, "almoço" means: refeição servida por volta do meio-dia ou ao princípio da tarde
What words are commonly confused with "almoço"?
"almoço" is commonly confused with "almoçar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "almoço"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "almoço" is /aɫ.ˈmo.su/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "almoço" come from?
"almoço" 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.