arranhão

/ɐ.Rɐ.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/

//ɐ.Rɐ.ˈɲɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“arranhão” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #41,832. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,832
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pequena escoriação ou ferimento superficial

Corpus desk

Index PT-arranhao · arranhão · Portuguese

arranhão · rank #41,832 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,832
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aposento

Nearest frequency peer: aposento (-5 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 “arranhão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “arranhão” 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).

arranhão vs arranjo
75% similar
arranhão vs arranjar
63% similar
arranhão vs arrastão
75% similar

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

Key facts for arranhão
PropertyValue
Headwordarranhão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.Rɐ.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,832
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “arranhão”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).arranhãocai 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 “aposento” (#41,827), “apavorado” (#41,824), “antártico” (#41,823). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “arranhão” fica em #41,832. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around arranhão (IPA /ɐ.Rɐ.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,832 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "pequena escoriação ou ferimento superficial".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for arranhão, with forms such as "aranhão", "ararnhão", and "arrahnão". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "arranjo", "arranjar", "arrastão", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is arranhão, spelled A-R-R-A-N-H-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pequena escoriação ou ferimento superficial

This word in other languages

Kratzer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aranhão
  • ararnhão
  • arrahnão
  • arranhhão
  • arranhoã
  • arrannhão
  • arranãho
  • arrnahão
  • raranhão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aranhão1ararnhão2arrahnão2arranhhão1arranhoã2arrannhão1arranãho2arrnahão2
Edit distance from "arranhão"

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 "arranhão"?
"arranhão" is spelled A-R-R-A-N-H-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.Rɐ.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/.
What does "arranhão" mean?
As a noun, "arranhão" means: pequena escoriação ou ferimento superficial
What words are commonly confused with "arranhão"?
"arranhão" is commonly confused with "arranjo", "arranjar", "arrastão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arranhão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arranhão" is /ɐ.Rɐ.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arranhão" come from?
"arranhão" 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 "arranhão", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

aposento#41,827Alphonse#41,814adoçante#41,803buscador#41,864

Similar misspelling depth

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

uzbeque9 variantscolcha9 variantscortiço9 variantscravar9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list