balcão

/baɫ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/

//baɫ.ˈkɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“balcão” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,011. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,011
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mostrador de estabelecimento comercial

Corpus desk

Index PT-balcao · balcão · Portuguese

balcão · rank #11,011 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,011
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH batismo

Nearest frequency peer: batismo (+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 “balcão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “balcão” 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).

balcão vs banco
67% similar
balcão vs barco
67% similar
balcão vs barão
67% similar

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

Key facts for balcão
PropertyValue
Headwordbalcão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/baɫ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,011
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “balcão”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).balcãocai 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 “batismo” (#11,014), “batizado” (#11,015), “armadilha” (#11,002). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “balcão” fica em #11,011. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around balcão (IPA /baɫ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,011 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for balcão, with forms such as "ablcão", "baclão", and "balccão". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "banco", "barco", "barão", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is balcão, spelled B-A-L-C-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    mostrador de estabelecimento comercial
  2. 2
    varanda larga de sacada
  3. 3
    plataforma saliente à frente dos camarotes sobre a plateia

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. No balcão dos lanches rápidos, ainda pediu uma quiche.

This word in other languages

mostrador(Español)comptoir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ablcão
  • baclão
  • balccão
  • balcoã
  • ballcão
  • balãco
  • bbalcão
  • blacão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ablcão2baclão2balccão1balcoã2ballcão1balãco2bbalcão1blacão2
Edit distance from "balcão"

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 "balcão"?
"balcão" is spelled B-A-L-C-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /baɫ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/.
What does "balcão" mean?
As a noun, "balcão" means: mostrador de estabelecimento comercial
What words are commonly confused with "balcão"?
"balcão" is commonly confused with "banco", "barco", "barão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "balcão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "balcão" is /baɫ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "balcão" come from?
"balcão" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chutar#11,028aceder#10,991Xangai#10,988vulcão#10,987

Similar misspelling depth

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

cordão8 variantscorreria8 variantscrack8 variantsdelito8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list