avalanche

/ɐ.vɐ.ˈlɐ̃.ʃɨ/

//ɐ.vɐ.ˈlɐ̃.ʃɨ// noun

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The verdict

“avalanche” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,252. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,252
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - queda rápida e violenta de grandes massas de neve ou gelo pela encosta de montanhas altas

Corpus desk

Index PT-avalanche · avalanche · Portuguese

avalanche · rank #18,252 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,252
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH bali

Nearest frequency peer: bali (+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 “avalanche”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “avalanche” 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 avalanche
PropertyValue
Headwordavalanche
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.vɐ.ˈlɐ̃.ʃɨ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,252
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “avalanche”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “bali” (#18,255), “aspirante” (#18,248), “arbítrio” (#18,247). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “avalanche” fica em #18,252. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around avalanche (IPA /ɐ.vɐ.ˈlɐ̃.ʃɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,252 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for avalanche, with forms such as "aavlanche", "avaalnche", and "avalacnhe". 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 close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is avalanche, spelled A-V-A-L-A-N-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    queda rápida e violenta de grandes massas de neve ou gelo pela encosta de montanhas altas
  2. 2
    (Derivação: sentido figurado): tudo o que arremete ou invade com ímpeto
  3. 3
    (Derivação: sentido figurado): queda estrondosa de coisas pesadas
  4. 4
    conjunto de íons e elétrons que, em um evento ionizante, é formado de maneira cumulativa, a partir de um único íon ou elétron que inicia o processo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. uma avalanche de lágrimas
  2. uma avalanche de pedras

Synonyms

aludeavalancha

This word in other languages

avalanche(English)alud(Español)avalanche(Français)Lawine(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aavlanche
  • avaalnche
  • avalacnhe
  • avalancche
  • avalanceh
  • avalanchhe
  • avalanhce
  • avalannche
  • avallanche
  • avalnache
  • avlaanche
  • avvalanche
  • vaalanche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of avalanche - 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.

aavlanche2avaalnche2avalacnhe2avalancche1avalanceh2avalanchhe1avalanhce2avalannche1
Edit distance from "avalanche"

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 "avalanche"?
"avalanche" is spelled A-V-A-L-A-N-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.vɐ.ˈlɐ̃.ʃɨ/.
What does "avalanche" mean?
As a noun, "avalanche" means: queda rápida e violenta de grandes massas de neve ou gelo pela encosta de montanhas altas
What are common misspellings of "avalanche"?
Common misspellings include "aavlanche", "avaalnche", "avalacnhe", "avalancche", "avalanceh". The correct spelling is "avalanche".
How do you pronounce "avalanche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avalanche" is /ɐ.vɐ.ˈlɐ̃.ʃɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avalanche" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aspirante#18,248carrossel#18,275complicar#18,285imaterial#18,349

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

intimidar13 variantspendurado13 variantspentágono13 variantsporcelana13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list