átomo

/ˈa.tu.mu/

//ˈa.tu.mu// noun

The verdict

“átomo” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #21,055. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,055
frequency rank, Portuguese
25
“Á” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - menor partícula em que se pode dividir um elemento, exibindo ainda todas as características típicas do comportamento químico desse elemento

Corpus desk

Index PT-atomo · átomo · Portuguese

átomo · rank #21,055 · 6 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,055
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 25
  • PHOTO-FINISH vírgula

Nearest frequency peer: vírgula (-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 “átomo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “átomo” 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).

átomo vs ator
40% similar
átomo vs atum
40% similar
átomo vs átrio
60% similar

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

Key facts for átomo
PropertyValue
Headwordátomo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈa.tu.mu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#21,055
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “átomo”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “vírgula” (#21,052), “acionista” (#21,061), “victory” (#21,047). Entre 25 lemas com “Á”, “átomo” fica em #21,055. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around átomo (IPA /ˈa.tu.mu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,055 among 25 “Á” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for átomo, with forms such as "táomo", "áotmo", and "átmoo". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "ator", "atum", "átrio", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is átomo, spelled Á-T-O-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    menor partícula em que se pode dividir um elemento, exibindo ainda todas as características típicas do comportamento químico desse elemento
  2. 2
    um sistema composto por um núcleo eletricamente positivo, composto por nêutrons e prótons, e cercado de elétrons
  3. 3
    partícula muito pequena
  4. 4
    intervalo de tempo muito curto

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • táomo
  • áotmo
  • átmoo
  • átommo
  • átoom
  • áttomo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

táomo2áotmo2átmoo2átommo1átoom2áttomo1
Edit distance from "átomo"

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 "átomo"?
"átomo" is spelled Á-T-O-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈa.tu.mu/.
What does "átomo" mean?
As a noun, "átomo" means: menor partícula em que se pode dividir um elemento, exibindo ainda todas as características típicas do comportamento químico desse elemento
What words are commonly confused with "átomo"?
"átomo" is commonly confused with "ator", "atum", "átrio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "átomo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "átomo" is /ˈa.tu.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "átomo" come from?
"átomo" 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 "átomo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list