carbono

/kɐɾ.ˈbɔ.nu/

//kɐɾ.ˈbɔ.nu// noun

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The verdict

“carbono” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,536. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,536
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elemento químico de símbolo C, possui o número atômico 6 e massa atômica relativa de 12,0107 u; é um não-metal, sólido na temperatura ambiente, com coloração preta (grafite) ou incolor (diamante); ...

Corpus desk

Index PT-carbono · carbono · Portuguese

carbono · rank #4,536 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,536
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH can

Nearest frequency peer: can (-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 “carbono”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “carbono” 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).

carbono vs carona
71% similar
carbono vs caroço
71% similar
carbono vs carbon
86% similar

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

Key facts for carbono
PropertyValue
Headwordcarbono
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐɾ.ˈbɔ.nu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,536
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “carbono”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).carbonocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “can” (#4,535), “circular” (#4,537), “caminhada” (#4,534). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “carbono” fica em #4,536. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around carbono (IPA /kɐɾ.ˈbɔ.nu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,536 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "elemento químico de símbolo C, possui o número atômico 6 e massa atômica relativa de 12,0107 u; é um não-metal, sólido na temperatura ambiente, com coloração preta (grafite) ou incolor (diamante); ...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for carbono, with forms such as "acrbono", "cabrono", and "carbbono". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "carona", "caroço", "carbon", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 carbono, spelled C-A-R-B-O-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    elemento químico de símbolo C, possui o número atômico 6 e massa atômica relativa de 12,0107 u; é um não-metal, sólido na temperatura ambiente, com coloração preta (grafite) ou incolor (diamante); é encontrado em três formas alotrópicas principais: o diamante, a grafite e o carbono amorfo; é utilizado na indústria como fonte de energia, na produção de ligas de aço e em barras de proteção em reatores nucleares; a grafite é utilizada para produção de lápis e, o diamante, em joias e ferramentas de corte

This word in other languages

carbon(English)carbono(Español)carbone(Français)Kohlenstoff(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrbono
  • cabrono
  • carbbono
  • carbnoo
  • carbonno
  • carboon
  • carobno
  • carrbono
  • ccarbono
  • crabono

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carbono - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acrbono2cabrono2carbbono1carbnoo2carbonno1carboon2carobno2carrbono1
Edit distance from "carbono"

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 "carbono"?
"carbono" is spelled C-A-R-B-O-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐɾ.ˈbɔ.nu/.
What does "carbono" mean?
As a noun, "carbono" means: elemento químico de símbolo C, possui o número atômico 6 e massa atômica relativa de 12,0107 u; é um não-metal, sólido na temperatura ambiente, com coloração preta (grafite) ou incolor (diamante); ...
What words are commonly confused with "carbono"?
"carbono" is commonly confused with "carona", "caroço", "carbon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carbono"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carbono" is /kɐɾ.ˈbɔ.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carbono" come from?
"carbono" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

biologia10 variantsdecorrer10 variantspimenta10 variantsresenha10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list