aurélio

/awˈɾɛ.li.u/ [aʊ̯ˈɾɛ.lɪ.u]

//awˈɾɛ.li.u/ [aʊ̯ˈɾɛ.lɪ.u]/ noun

The verdict

“aurélio” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,623. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,623
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o mesmo que dicionário

Corpus desk

Index PT-aurelio · aurélio · Portuguese

aurélio · rank #9,623 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,623
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH arquipélago

Nearest frequency peer: arquipélago (-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 “aurélio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “aurélio” 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).

aurélio vs auxílio
71% similar
aurélio vs arrepio
57% similar

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

Key facts for aurélio
PropertyValue
Headwordaurélio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/awˈɾɛ.li.u/ [aʊ̯ˈɾɛ.lɪ.u]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,623
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “aurélio”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).auréliocai 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 “arquipélago” (#9,620), “batido” (#9,626), “botões” (#9,628). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “aurélio” fica em #9,623. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around aurélio (IPA /awˈɾɛ.li.u/ [aʊ̯ˈɾɛ.lɪ.u]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,623 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "o mesmo que dicionário".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for aurélio, with forms such as "aruélio", "aurléio", and "aurrélio". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "auxílio", "arrepio", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is aurélio, spelled A-U-R-É-L-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o mesmo que dicionário

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. ...Aurélio Buarque de Holanda (1910-1989), cujo dicionário brasileiro organizado por ele tornou-se um fenômeno editorial, com mais de 15 milhões de exemplares vendidos em pouco mais de 25 anos desde que foi lançado, em 1975, pela Nova Fronteira. Um sucesso tão avassalador que “Aurélio” se tornou sinônimo popular de dicionário, ainda que tal verbete não co…

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aruélio
  • aurléio
  • aurrélio
  • auréilo
  • auréllio
  • auréloi
  • auérlio
  • uarélio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aurélio - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aruélio2aurléio2aurrélio1auréilo2auréllio1auréloi2auérlio2uarélio2
Edit distance from "aurélio"

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 "aurélio"?
"aurélio" is spelled A-U-R-É-L-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /awˈɾɛ.li.u/ [aʊ̯ˈɾɛ.lɪ.u].
What does "aurélio" mean?
As a noun, "aurélio" means: o mesmo que dicionário
What words are commonly confused with "aurélio"?
"aurélio" is commonly confused with "auxílio", "arrepio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aurélio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aurélio" is /awˈɾɛ.li.u/ [aʊ̯ˈɾɛ.lɪ.u]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aurélio" come from?
"aurélio" 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 "aurélio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list