breu
The verdict
“breu” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,209. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #37,209
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 840
- “B” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sólido escuro, inflamável, obtido a partir de secreções resinosas de várias plantas, especialmente de coníferas (Pinus palustris etc.), ou da destilação do alcatrão; breu de colofônia, colofônia, c...
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Index PT-breu · breu · Portuguese
breu · rank #37,209 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #37,209
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 840
- PHOTO-FINISH boutique
Nearest frequency peer: boutique (-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 “breu”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- Baum
Baum
62,799 corpus weight
- Belize
Belize
62,798 corpus weight
- boutique
boutique
62,793 corpus weight
- breu
breu
62,792 corpus weight
- cabala
cabala
62,789 corpus weight
- caneco
caneco
62,783 corpus weight
What this shows “breu” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | breu |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #37,209 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “breu”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around breu, anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,209 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for breu, with forms such as "bbreu", "beru", and "brreu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bué", "broa", "brio", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is breu, spelled B-R-E-U.
Definition
- 1sólido escuro, inflamável, obtido a partir de secreções resinosas de várias plantas, especialmente de coníferas (Pinus palustris etc.), ou da destilação do alcatrão; breu de colofônia, colofônia, colofônio [O breu é usado em adesivos, vernizes, isolantes, revestimentos etc., e também em plásticos e na fabricação de papel (engomagem)]
- 2betume artificial composto de sebo, pez, resina e outros ingredientes, usado pelos calafates para dar acabamento e cobrir as costuras do tabuado do navio
- 3resina odorífera que exsuda do tronco de várias árvores da família das burseráceas; almécega, elemi, icica [Conforme a espécie e os espécimes, pode ser branca, esverdeada, amarela, avermelhada, marrom ou preta;quando seca, é quebradiça; tem vários usos domésticos e industriais, como substância medicinal ou como componente na produção de incenso, tintas, vernizes e outros impermeabilizantes]
- 4o mesmo que icica (Protium icicariba, resina)
- 5o mesmo que guapuruvu (Schizolobium parahyba)
- 6(Derivação: por analogia) escuridão ou coisa muito escura
- 7espécie de bote usado para vender frutas à tripulação dos navios mercantes
- 8(Derivação: por metonímia) o tripulante de tais botes
- 9, vinho
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how breu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O céu estava um breu.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbreu
- beru
- brreu
- brue
- rbeu
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of breu - 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.
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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).