âncora
The verdict
“âncora” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #11,374 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,374
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - instrumento náutico que permite a um navio ficar parado num determinado ponto do mar, sem no entanto ficar à deriva
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | âncora |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #11,374 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “âncora” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for âncora is 6 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #11,374 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for âncora, with forms such as "nâcora", "âcnora", and "ânccora". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Angola", "aurora", "Andorra", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is âncora, spelled Â-N-C-O-R-A.
Definition
- 1instrumento náutico que permite a um navio ficar parado num determinado ponto do mar, sem no entanto ficar à deriva
- 2no HTML, etiqueta que define o destino a que um linque clicável deslocará o «viewport» à determinada parte de uma página
- 3principal apresentador de um programa jornalístico ou de esportes
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nâcora,âcnora,ânccora,âncoar,âncorra,âncroa,ânncora,ânocra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of âncora - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “âncora”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is Â-N-C-O-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “Angola” - see the side-by-side comparison. âncora vs Angola
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.