campo

/ˈkɐ̃.pu/

//ˈkɐ̃.pu// noun

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The verdict

“campo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #488. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#488
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - região fora da cidade

Corpus desk

Index PT-campo · campo · Portuguese

campo · rank #488 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #488
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH coração

Nearest frequency peer: coração (+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 “campo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “campo” 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).

campo vs cão
40% similar
campo vs cap
60% similar
campo vs como
60% similar

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

Key facts for campo
PropertyValue
Headwordcampo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɐ̃.pu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#488
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “campo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).campocai 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 “coração” (#489), “acesso” (#486), “cultura” (#490). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “campo” fica em #488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around campo (IPA /ˈkɐ̃.pu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #488 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for campo, with forms such as "acmpo", "cammpo", and "camop". 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, "cão", "cap", "como", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is campo, spelled C-A-M-P-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    região fora da cidade
  2. 2
    grande área aberta usada para cultivo agrícola ou criação pecuária
  3. 3
    esfera de atividade ou interesse dentro de uma disciplina
  4. 4
    a influência de algum agente (eletricidade, gravitação, etc) dentro de um espaço limitado
  5. 5
    uma determinada parte de um formulário ou de um arquivo que delimita um dado, uma informação
  6. 6
    espaço para prática de futebol e outros esportes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Utilizando menos de 10% do território nacional, a agricultura brasileira tornou-se um dos grandes fornecedores do mercado mundial de alimentos, graças aos esforços dos empreendedores do campo, que buscam incessantemente a atualização das técnicas de cultivo.
  2. A pesquisa, a maior já feita nesse campo, abordou 66 recifes em 7 países.

This word in other languages

country(English)campo(Español)champs(Français)Feld(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acmpo
  • cammpo
  • camop
  • camppo
  • capmo
  • ccampo
  • cmapo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acmpo2cammpo1camop2camppo1capmo2ccampo1cmapo2
Edit distance from "campo"

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 "campo"?
"campo" is spelled C-A-M-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɐ̃.pu/.
What does "campo" mean?
As a noun, "campo" means: região fora da cidade
What words are commonly confused with "campo"?
"campo" is commonly confused with "cão", "cap", "como". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "campo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "campo" is /ˈkɐ̃.pu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "campo" come from?
"campo" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

junho#492lista#493longo#479legal#478

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

fácil7 variantsforte7 variantsjunto7 variantslevar7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list