brincalhão

adj

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
2,073
“B” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que gosta de brincar

Key facts for brincalhão
PropertyValue
Headwordbrincalhão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,228
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “brincalhão” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). brincalhão lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around brincalhão, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,228 among 2,073 “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

This word in other languages

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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Using “brincalhão”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-R-I-N-C-A-L-H-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list