aminoácido

//aminɔˈasidʊ/ (Luanda)/ noun

The verdict

“aminoácido” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #36,732 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#36,732
frequency rank, Portuguese
10
letters
13
tracked misspellings

Dominant Wiktionary sense: molécula orgânica que contém um grupo amina e um grupo carboxila, e uma cadeia lateral que é específica para cada aminoácido

Key facts for aminoácido
PropertyValue
Headwordaminoácido
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/aminɔˈasidʊ/ (Luanda)
Letters10
Frequency rank#36,732
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aminoácido” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aminoácido lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for aminoácido is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /aminɔˈasidʊ/ (Luanda). Corpus data places it at rank #36,732 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "molécula orgânica que contém um grupo amina e um grupo carboxila, e uma cadeia lateral que é específica para cada aminoácido".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for aminoácido, with forms such as "aimnoácido", "aminnoácido", and "aminocáido". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 aminoácido, spelled A-M-I-N-O-Á-C-I-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    molécula orgânica que contém um grupo amina e um grupo carboxila, e uma cadeia lateral que é específica para cada aminoácido

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aimnoácido,aminnoácido,aminocáido,aminoáccido,aminoácdio,aminoáciddo,aminoáciod,aminoáicdo,amináocido,amionácido,amminoácido,amnioácido,mainoácido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "aminoácido"

aimnoácido2aminnoácido1aminocáido2aminoáccido1aminoácdio2aminoáciddo1aminoáciod2aminoáicdo2
Edit distance from "aminoácido"

Frequency rank: #36,732 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aminoácido"?
"aminoácido" is spelled A-M-I-N-O-Á-C-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /aminɔˈasidʊ/ (Luanda).
What does "aminoácido" mean?
As a noun, "aminoácido" means: molécula orgânica que contém um grupo amina e um grupo carboxila, e uma cadeia lateral que é específica para cada aminoácido
What are common misspellings of "aminoácido"?
Common misspellings include "aimnoácido", "aminnoácido", "aminocáido", "aminoáccido", "aminoácdio". The correct spelling is "aminoácido".
How do you pronounce "aminoácido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aminoácido" is /aminɔˈasidʊ/ (Luanda). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aminoácido" come from?
"aminoácido" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “aminoácido”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-M-I-N-O-Á-C-I-D-O — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /aminɔˈasidʊ/ (Luanda) (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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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.