avião

noun

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The verdict

“avião” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,262. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,262
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aparelho mais pesado que o ar empregado em navegação aérea

Corpus desk

Index PT-aviao · avião · Portuguese

avião · rank #2,262 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,262
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH árvore

Nearest frequency peer: árvore (-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 “avião”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “avião” 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).

avião vs avô
40% similar
avião vs Azia
20% similar
avião vs aviso
80% similar

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

Key facts for avião
PropertyValue
Headwordavião
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,262
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “avião”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.aviãocai 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 “árvore” (#2,261), “brincar” (#2,263), “will” (#2,260). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “avião” fica em #2,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around avião, anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,262 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for avião, with forms such as "aivão", "avioã", and "avvião". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "avô", "Azia", "aviso", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is avião, spelled A-V-I-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    aparelho mais pesado que o ar empregado em navegação aérea
  2. 2
    pessoa atraente

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ele chegou ao extremo de mandar instalar um sistema de som no forro do teto do banco e fazer reuniões dentro de um avião, enquanto sobrevoava o Rio de Janeiro.

Synonyms

aeroplano

This word in other languages

airplane(English)avión(Español)avion(Français)Flugzeug(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aivão
  • avioã
  • avvião
  • avãio
  • vaião

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of avião - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aivão2avioã2avvião1avãio2vaião2
Edit distance from "avião"

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 "avião"?
"avião" is spelled A-V-I-Ã-O.
What does "avião" mean?
As a noun, "avião" means: aparelho mais pesado que o ar empregado em navegação aérea
What words are commonly confused with "avião"?
"avião" is commonly confused with "avô", "Azia", "aviso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "avião" come from?
"avião" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

vinte#2,258subir#2,256nação#2,246Louis#2,240

Similar misspelling depth

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

gato5 variantsdura5 variantspapa5 variantsgelo5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list