brócolis
The verdict
“brócolis” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #25,573. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #25,573
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,073
- “B” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - planta da família das brassicáceas, do gênero Brassica, cultivada por suas inflorescências comestíveis de cor verde ou roxa
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | brócolis |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #25,573 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “brócolis” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around brócolis, anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,573 among 2,073 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for brócolis, with forms such as "bbrócolis", "brcóolis", and "brrócolis". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is brócolis, spelled B-R-Ó-C-O-L-I-S.
Definition
- 1planta da família das brassicáceas, do gênero Brassica, cultivada por suas inflorescências comestíveis de cor verde ou roxa
- 2parte comestível dessa planta, composta por flores e pedúnculos florais, usada na culinária em diversas preparações
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbrócolis
- brcóolis
- brrócolis
- bróccolis
- bróclois
- brócoils
- brócoliss
- brócollis
- brócolsi
- bróoclis
- bórcolis
- rbócolis
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of brócolis - 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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Using “brócolis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-R-Ó-C-O-L-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.