ânimo
/ˈɐ.ni.mu/
The verdict
“ânimo” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,571. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,571
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - coragem, força
Corpus desk
Index PT-animo · ânimo · Portuguese
ânimo · rank #11,571 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,571
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Â" thin
- PHOTO-FINISH acomodar
Nearest frequency peer: acomodar (+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 “ânimo”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- vulnerabili…
vulnerabilidade
88,434 corpus weight
- woman
woman
88,432 corpus weight
- ânimo
ânimo
88,430 corpus weight
- acomodar
acomodar
88,429 corpus weight
- alone
alone
88,424 corpus weight
- amargo
amargo
88,422 corpus weight
What this shows “ânimo” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
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 | ânimo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /ˈɐ.ni.mu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #11,571 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “ânimo”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around ânimo (IPA /ˈɐ.ni.mu/), aninterjection. Corpus frequency is #11,571. Dominant gloss: "coragem, força".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ânimo, with forms such as "nâimo", "âinmo", and "ânimmo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ano", "anjo", "anis", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 ânimo, spelled Â-N-I-M-O.
Definition
- 1coragem, força
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ânimo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Estamos quase lá. Ânimo, homem!
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nâimo
- âinmo
- ânimmo
- âniom
- ânmio
- ânnimo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ânimo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ânimo", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).