anjinhos

noun

The verdict

“anjinhos” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #42,297. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,297
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anéis de ferro, como algemas, com que se prendiam e apertavam os dois dedos polegares de criminosos presos ou escravos

Corpus desk

Index PT-anjinhos · anjinhos · Portuguese

anjinhos · rank #42,297 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #42,297
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aromático

Nearest frequency peer: aromático (+11 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 “anjinhos”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “anjinhos” 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).

anjinhos vs anjinho
88% similar

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

Key facts for anjinhos
PropertyValue
Headwordanjinhos
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,297
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “anjinhos”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.anjinhoscai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “aromático” (#42,308), “auf” (#42,318), “acting” (#42,274). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “anjinhos” fica em #42,297. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around anjinhos, anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,297 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "anéis de ferro, como algemas, com que se prendiam e apertavam os dois dedos polegares de criminosos presos ou escravos".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for anjinhos, with forms such as "ajninhos", "anijnhos", and "anjihnos". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "anjinho", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is anjinhos, spelled A-N-J-I-N-H-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    anéis de ferro, como algemas, com que se prendiam e apertavam os dois dedos polegares de criminosos presos ou escravos

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how anjinhos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Foram punidos com anjinhos, o escravo e seu filho.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajninhos
  • anijnhos
  • anjihnos
  • anjinhhos
  • anjinhoss
  • anjinhso
  • anjinnhos
  • anjinohs
  • anjjinhos
  • anjnihos
  • annjinhos
  • najinhos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ajninhos2anijnhos2anjihnos2anjinhhos1anjinhoss1anjinhso2anjinnhos1anjinohs2
Edit distance from "anjinhos"

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 "anjinhos"?
"anjinhos" is spelled A-N-J-I-N-H-O-S.
What does "anjinhos" mean?
As a noun, "anjinhos" means: anéis de ferro, como algemas, com que se prendiam e apertavam os dois dedos polegares de criminosos presos ou escravos
What words are commonly confused with "anjinhos"?
"anjinhos" is commonly confused with "anjinho". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "anjinhos" come from?
"anjinhos" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list