almoço
/aɫ.ˈmo.su/
The verdict
“almoço” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,835. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,835
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4,352
- “A” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - refeição servida por volta do meio-dia ou ao princípio da tarde
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 | almoço |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /aɫ.ˈmo.su/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,835 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “almoço” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around almoço (IPA /aɫ.ˈmo.su/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,835 among 4,352 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for almoço, with forms such as "allmoço", "almmoço", and "almooç". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "almoçar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is almoço, spelled A-L-M-O-Ç-O.
Definition
- 1refeição servida por volta do meio-dia ou ao princípio da tarde
- 2comida servida ao almoço
- 3algo fácil e rápido de ingerir
- 4café matinal reforçado, que inclui comidas salgadas
- 5refeição algo substancial servida pelo meio da manhã
- 6primeira 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of almoço - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “almoço”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-L-M-O-Ç-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /aɫ.ˈmo.su/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “almoçar” - see the side-by-side comparison. almoço vs almoçar
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
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.