asfalto

/ɐʃ.ˈfaɫ.tu/

//ɐʃ.ˈfaɫ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“asfalto” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,393. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,393
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - betume escuro, espesso e luzidio

Corpus desk

Index PT-asfalto · asfalto · Portuguese

asfalto · rank #11,393 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,393
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH arrecadar

Nearest frequency peer: arrecadar (-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 “asfalto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “asfalto” 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
Key facts for asfalto
PropertyValue
Headwordasfalto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐʃ.ˈfaɫ.tu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,393
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “asfalto”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).asfaltocai 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 “arrecadar” (#11,392), “assustar” (#11,394), “apurar” (#11,390). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “asfalto” fica em #11,393. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around asfalto (IPA /ɐʃ.ˈfaɫ.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,393 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "betume escuro, espesso e luzidio".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for asfalto, with forms such as "afsalto", "asaflto", and "asfallto". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is asfalto, spelled A-S-F-A-L-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    betume escuro, espesso e luzidio

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. De acordo com o edital, serão investidos nos 25 anos de concessão cerca de R$ 9 bilhões em duplicação e restauração do asfalto.

This word in other languages

asphalt(English)asfalto(Español)asphalte(Français)Asphalt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afsalto
  • asaflto
  • asfallto
  • asfalot
  • asfaltto
  • asfatlo
  • asffalto
  • asflato
  • assfalto
  • safalto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

afsalto2asaflto2asfallto1asfalot2asfaltto1asfatlo2asffalto1asflato2
Edit distance from "asfalto"

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 "asfalto"?
"asfalto" is spelled A-S-F-A-L-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐʃ.ˈfaɫ.tu/.
What does "asfalto" mean?
As a noun, "asfalto" means: betume escuro, espesso e luzidio
What are common misspellings of "asfalto"?
Common misspellings include "afsalto", "asaflto", "asfallto", "asfalot", "asfaltto". The correct spelling is "asfalto".
How do you pronounce "asfalto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "asfalto" is /ɐʃ.ˈfaɫ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "asfalto" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

agarrar#11,379cautela#11,408celeste#11,410trocado#11,369

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

assustar10 variantsteatral10 variantsmaterno10 variantsextrair10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list