alvo

/ˈaɫ.vu/

//ˈaɫ.vu// adj

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The verdict

“alvo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,380. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,380
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - de cor branca

Corpus desk

Index PT-alvo · alvo · Portuguese

alvo · rank #1,380 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,380
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH banho

Nearest frequency peer: banho (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “alvo”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “alvo” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

alvo vs ao
50% similar
alvo vs av
50% similar
alvo vs ano
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for alvo
PropertyValue
Headwordalvo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈaɫ.vu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,380
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “alvo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).alvocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “banho” (#1,381), “batalha” (#1,382), “advogado” (#1,377). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “alvo” fica em #1,380. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around alvo (IPA /ˈaɫ.vu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,380 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for alvo, with forms such as "allvo", "alov", and "alvvo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ao", "av", "ano", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is alvo, spelled A-L-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    de cor branca
  2. 2
    puro, inocente

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how alvo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 80 tiros te lembram que existe pele alva e pele alvo

Antonyms

negropreto

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • allvo
  • alov
  • alvvo
  • avlo
  • lavo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alvo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

allvo1alov2alvvo1avlo2lavo2
Edit distance from "alvo"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alvo"?
"alvo" is spelled A-L-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈaɫ.vu/.
What does "alvo" mean?
As an adjective, "alvo" means: de cor branca
What words are commonly confused with "alvo"?
"alvo" is commonly confused with "ao", "av", "ano". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alvo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alvo" is /ˈaɫ.vu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alvo" come from?
"alvo" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "alvo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

face#1,395mesa#1,364voto#1,415auto#1,421

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

graça5 variantsdigo5 variantsfrio5 variantsmata5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list