amarelinha

noun

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The verdict

“amarelinha” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #47,711. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,711
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jogo infantil que consiste em pular com uma perna só, alternadamente, nos quadrados (chamados "casas") desenhados no chão, sem pisá-los

Corpus desk

Index PT-amarelinha · amarelinha · Portuguese

amarelinha · rank #47,711 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,711
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH alado

Nearest frequency peer: alado (-3 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 “amarelinha”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “amarelinha” 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
Key facts for amarelinha
PropertyValue
Headwordamarelinha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#47,711
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “amarelinha”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).amarelinhacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “alado” (#47,708), “agiota” (#47,703), “afã” (#47,702). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “amarelinha” fica em #47,711. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around amarelinha, anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,711 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for amarelinha, with forms such as "aamrelinha", "amaerlinha", and "amareilnha". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is amarelinha, spelled A-M-A-R-E-L-I-N-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    jogo infantil que consiste em pular com uma perna só, alternadamente, nos quadrados (chamados "casas") desenhados no chão, sem pisá-los
  2. 2
    camisa de Seleção Brasileira

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Almanaque Brasil de todas as copas 1914-2014 : 100 anos da seleção canarinho de futebol
  2. Com a amarelinha, marcou 95 gols, em 114 jogos.

Synonyms

academiaaviãojogo-do-homemmacacamacacomarénecapé-coxinhosapata

This word in other languages

hopscotch(English)marelle(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aamrelinha
  • amaerlinha
  • amareilnha
  • amarelihna
  • amarelinah
  • amarelinhha
  • amarelinnha
  • amarellinha
  • amarelniha
  • amarleinha
  • amarrelinha
  • ammarelinha
  • amraelinha
  • maarelinha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of amarelinha - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aamrelinha2amaerlinha2amareilnha2amarelihna2amarelinah2amarelinhha1amarelinnha1amarellinha1
Edit distance from "amarelinha"

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 "amarelinha"?
"amarelinha" is spelled A-M-A-R-E-L-I-N-H-A.
What does "amarelinha" mean?
As a noun, "amarelinha" means: jogo infantil que consiste em pular com uma perna só, alternadamente, nos quadrados (chamados "casas") desenhados no chão, sem pisá-los
What are common misspellings of "amarelinha"?
Common misspellings include "aamrelinha", "amaerlinha", "amareilnha", "amarelihna", "amarelinah". The correct spelling is "amarelinha".
What language does "amarelinha" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list