arquivo

/ɐɾ.ˈki.vu/

//ɐɾ.ˈki.vu// noun

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The verdict

“arquivo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,176. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,176
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ação de arquivar

Corpus desk

Index PT-arquivo · arquivo · Portuguese

arquivo · rank #2,176 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,176
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aonde

Nearest frequency peer: aonde (-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 “arquivo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “arquivo” 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).

arquivo vs aquilo
71% similar
arquivo vs arqueiro
75% similar
arquivo vs arquivar
75% similar

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

Key facts for arquivo
PropertyValue
Headwordarquivo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐɾ.ˈki.vu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,176
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “arquivo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).arquivocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “aonde” (#2,175), “antigos” (#2,174), “caro” (#2,178). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “arquivo” fica em #2,176. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around arquivo (IPA /ɐɾ.ˈki.vu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,176 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for arquivo, with forms such as "aqruivo", "arqiuvo", and "arqquivo". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "aquilo", "arqueiro", "arquivar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is arquivo, spelled A-R-Q-U-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ação de arquivar
  2. 2
    lugar onde se guardam documentos
  3. 3
    conjunto de documentos escritos, fotográficos, microfilmes, etc
  4. 4
    conjunto de dados organizados, segundo a sua natureza e o seu uso, em suporte magnético
  5. 5
    o mesmo que ficheiro
  6. 6
    um ficheiro, geralmente comprimido, que serve de contenedor para vários outros ficheiros
  7. 7
    pessoa sabedora de informação sensível que se revelada compromete severamente outra pessoa

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. No arquivo tar estão todos os ficheiros necessários para utilizar a aplicação como mostrado nas capturas de tela, incluindo os extras.
  2. Arquivos mortos não falam.

This word in other languages

file(English)archivo(Español)fichier(Français)Kartei(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aqruivo
  • arqiuvo
  • arqquivo
  • arquiov
  • arquivvo
  • arquvio
  • arrquivo
  • aruqivo
  • raquivo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aqruivo2arqiuvo2arqquivo1arquiov2arquivvo1arquvio2arrquivo1aruqivo2
Edit distance from "arquivo"

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 "arquivo"?
"arquivo" is spelled A-R-Q-U-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐɾ.ˈki.vu/.
What does "arquivo" mean?
As a noun, "arquivo" means: ação de arquivar
What words are commonly confused with "arquivo"?
"arquivo" is commonly confused with "aquilo", "arqueiro", "arquivar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arquivo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arquivo" is /ɐɾ.ˈki.vu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arquivo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

antigos#2,174ensinar#2,186línguas#2,151segredo#2,209

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

amizade9 variantscantar9 variantscolégio9 variantseditora9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list