brincalhão

adj

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The verdict

“brincalhão” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,228. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,228
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que gosta de brincar

Corpus desk

Index PT-brincalhao · brincalhão · Portuguese

brincalhão · rank #23,228 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,228
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH button

Nearest frequency peer: button (+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 “brincalhão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “brincalhão” 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 brincalhão
PropertyValue
Headwordbrincalhão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,228
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “brincalhão”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.brincalhãocai 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 “button” (#23,230), “bottom” (#23,225), “bússola” (#23,231). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “brincalhão” fica em #23,228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around brincalhão, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,228 among 840 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que gosta de brincar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for brincalhão, with forms such as "bbrincalhão", "birncalhão", and "bricnalhão". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is brincalhão, spelled B-R-I-N-C-A-L-H-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que gosta de brincar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Embora com certa dificuldade de audição, Kasinsky mantém o estilo brincalhão, conta histórias e faz provocações.

This word in other languages

folâtre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbrincalhão
  • birncalhão
  • bricnalhão
  • brinaclhão
  • brincahlão
  • brincalhhão
  • brincalhoã
  • brincallhão
  • brincalãho
  • brinccalhão
  • brinclahão
  • brinncalhão
  • brnicalhão
  • brrincalhão
  • rbincalhão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbrincalhão1birncalhão2bricnalhão2brinaclhão2brincahlão2brincalhhão1brincalhoã2brincallhão1
Edit distance from "brincalhão"

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 "brincalhão"?
"brincalhão" is spelled B-R-I-N-C-A-L-H-Ã-O.
What does "brincalhão" mean?
As an adjective, "brincalhão" means: que gosta de brincar
What are common misspellings of "brincalhão"?
Common misspellings include "bbrincalhão", "birncalhão", "bricnalhão", "brinaclhão", "brincahlão". The correct spelling is "brincalhão".
What language does "brincalhão" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prospecção#23,099prevalecer#23,095perturbado#23,084mandamento#23,041

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

terapêutico15 variantsrepositório15 variantspatrocinar15 variantsprioritário15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list