bingo

/ˈbĩ.ɡu/

//ˈbĩ.ɡu// intj

The verdict

“bingo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,454. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,454
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - expressa (comumente em alto som) que todos os números de uma cartela de jogo chamado bingo foram cantados e assim se a fechou, obtendo-se vitória

Corpus desk

Index PT-bingo · bingo · Portuguese

bingo · rank #16,454 · 7 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,454
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH babe

Nearest frequency peer: babe (-2 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 “bingo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bingo” 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).

bingo vs bispo
60% similar
bingo vs bring
60% similar
bingo vs brinco
67% similar

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

Key facts for bingo
PropertyValue
Headwordbingo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechInterjection
IPA/ˈbĩ.ɡu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#16,454
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bingo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).bingocai 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 “babe” (#16,452), “bum” (#16,457), “autenticidade” (#16,450). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bingo” fica em #16,454. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around bingo (IPA /ˈbĩ.ɡu/), aninterjection. Corpus frequency is #16,454 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bingo, with forms such as "bbingo", "bigno", and "binggo". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "bispo", "bring", "brinco", and more, 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is bingo, spelled B-I-N-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    expressa (comumente em alto som) que todos os números de uma cartela de jogo chamado bingo foram cantados e assim se a fechou, obtendo-se vitória
  2. 2
    expressa ao interlocutor que uma dada fala, suposição ou pressuposto possui correição, é acertante, é acertado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbingo
  • bigno
  • binggo
  • binngo
  • binog
  • bnigo
  • ibngo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbingo1bigno2binggo1binngo1binog2bnigo2ibngo2
Edit distance from "bingo"

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 "bingo"?
"bingo" is spelled B-I-N-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbĩ.ɡu/.
What does "bingo" mean?
As an interjection, "bingo" means: expressa (comumente em alto som) que todos os números de uma cartela de jogo chamado bingo foram cantados e assim se a fechou, obtendo-se vitória
What words are commonly confused with "bingo"?
"bingo" is commonly confused with "bispo", "bring", "brinco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bingo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bingo" is /ˈbĩ.ɡu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bingo" come from?
"bingo" 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 "bingo", 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 (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list