amarelo

//ɐ.mɐ.ˈɾɛ.lu// adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,180

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

amarelo is anPortugueseadj. It means: que tem cor do ouro, do açafrão, do limão, da gema do ovo, do enxofre, do topázio, entre outros; que é da cor que se situa, no espectro solar, entre o verde e o alaranjado Pronounced /ɐ.mɐ.ˈɾɛ.lu/. It ranks #3,180 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with amargo and amável.

Key facts for amarelo
PropertyValue
Headwordamarelo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/ɐ.mɐ.ˈɾɛ.lu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,180
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for amarelo is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.mɐ.ˈɾɛ.lu/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,180 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for amarelo, with forms such as "aamrelo", "amaerlo", and "amarello". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "amargo", "amável", "aparelho", 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 amarelo, spelled A-M-A-R-E-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem cor do ouro, do açafrão, do limão, da gema do ovo, do enxofre, do topázio, entre outros; que é da cor que se situa, no espectro solar, entre o verde e o alaranjado
  2. 2
    que está pálido, decorado; que não tem boa cor

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aamrelo,amaerlo,amarello,amareol,amarleo,amarrelo,ammarelo,amraelo,maarelo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for amarelo

Misspelling Variants of "amarelo"

aamrelo7amaerlo7amarello8amareol7amarleo7amarrelo8ammarelo8amraelo7
Misspelling Variants of "amarelo"

Frequency rank: #3,180 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amarelo"?
"amarelo" is spelled A-M-A-R-E-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.mɐ.ˈɾɛ.lu/.
What does "amarelo" mean?
As an adj, "amarelo" means: que tem cor do ouro, do açafrão, do limão, da gema do ovo, do enxofre, do topázio, entre outros; que é da cor que se situa, no espectro solar, entre o verde e o alaranjado
What words are commonly confused with "amarelo"?
"amarelo" is commonly confused with "amargo", "amável", "aparelho". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amarelo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amarelo" is /ɐ.mɐ.ˈɾɛ.lu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amarelo" come from?
"amarelo" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.