anjo

/ˈɐ̃.ʒu/

//ˈɐ̃.ʒu// noun

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The verdict

“anjo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,055. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,055
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - segundo a mitologia cristã, criatura celestial puramente espiritual que atua como mensageiro entre Deus e os homens

Corpus desk

Index PT-anjo · anjo · Portuguese

anjo · rank #3,055 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,055
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH âmbito

Nearest frequency peer: âmbito (-3 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 “anjo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “anjo” 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).

anjo vs ao
50% similar
anjo vs ano
75% similar
anjo vs ato
50% similar

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

Key facts for anjo
PropertyValue
Headwordanjo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɐ̃.ʒu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#3,055
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “anjo”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).anjocai 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 “âmbito” (#3,052), “voo” (#3,051), “visual” (#3,050). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “anjo” fica em #3,055. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around anjo (IPA /ˈɐ̃.ʒu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,055 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for anjo, with forms such as "ajno", "anjjo", and "annjo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ao", "ano", "ato", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is anjo, spelled A-N-J-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    segundo a mitologia cristã, criatura celestial puramente espiritual que atua como mensageiro entre Deus e os homens
  2. 2
    pessoa de grande bondade, virtude e inocência
  3. 3
    criança sossegada, bem comportada
  4. 4
    criança morta

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Disse-lhe então o anjo: Não temas, Maria; pois achaste graça diante de Deus. (Lucas 1:30)
  2. Irene é um anjo de pureza, depois do que lhe disse, devo pedí-la em casamento. (Romance de uma Velha, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo)

Synonyms

anjinho

This word in other languages

angel(English)ángel(Español)ange(Français)Engel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajno
  • anjjo
  • annjo
  • anoj
  • najo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ajno2anjjo1annjo1anoj2najo2
Edit distance from "anjo"

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 "anjo"?
"anjo" is spelled A-N-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɐ̃.ʒu/.
What does "anjo" mean?
As a noun, "anjo" means: segundo a mitologia cristã, criatura celestial puramente espiritual que atua como mensageiro entre Deus e os homens
What words are commonly confused with "anjo"?
"anjo" is commonly confused with "ao", "ano", "ato". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anjo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anjo" is /ˈɐ̃.ʒu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anjo" come from?
"anjo" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

arroz5 variantsareia5 variantsJean5 variantspego5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list