ampola

/ɐ̃.ˈpo.lɐ/

//ɐ̃.ˈpo.lɐ// noun

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The verdict

“ampola” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #40,880. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,880
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pequeno tubo de vidro, plástico ou metal, geralmente terminado em ponta, e hermeticamente fechado após a introdução de um fluido

Corpus desk

Index PT-ampola · ampola · Portuguese

ampola · rank #40,880 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,880
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH amargos

Nearest frequency peer: amargos (-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 “ampola”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ampola” 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).

ampola vs Apolo
50% similar
ampola vs Angola
50% similar
ampola vs argola
67% similar

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

Key facts for ampola
PropertyValue
Headwordampola
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ̃.ˈpo.lɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,880
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ampola”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.ampolacai 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 “amargos” (#40,879), “alagamento” (#40,876), “antissemitismo” (#40,886). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “ampola” fica em #40,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ampola (IPA /ɐ̃.ˈpo.lɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,880 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ampola, with forms such as "ammpola", "amopla", and "amploa". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Apolo", "Angola", "argola", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is ampola, spelled A-M-P-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pequeno tubo de vidro, plástico ou metal, geralmente terminado em ponta, e hermeticamente fechado após a introdução de um fluido
  2. 2
    recipiente de vidro usado na produção de raios-x

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ammpola
  • amopla
  • amploa
  • ampoal
  • ampolla
  • amppola
  • apmola
  • mapola

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ampola - 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.

ammpola1amopla2amploa2ampoal2ampolla1amppola1apmola2mapola2
Edit distance from "ampola"

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 "ampola"?
"ampola" is spelled A-M-P-O-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ̃.ˈpo.lɐ/.
What does "ampola" mean?
As a noun, "ampola" means: pequeno tubo de vidro, plástico ou metal, geralmente terminado em ponta, e hermeticamente fechado após a introdução de um fluido
What words are commonly confused with "ampola"?
"ampola" is commonly confused with "Apolo", "Angola", "argola". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ampola"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ampola" is /ɐ̃.ˈpo.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ampola" come from?
"ampola" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

xeique#40,856bueiro#40,923uretra#40,835esteio#41,014

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

abdução8 variantsfiliar8 variantshaxixe8 variantsherege8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list