chouriço

/ʃow.ˈɾi.su/

//ʃow.ˈɾi.su// noun

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The verdict

“chouriço” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #38,626. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,626
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - enchido feito após a matança do porco com as entranhas desse animal temperadas de forma variável consoante a região; tradicionalmente enche-se um bocado de tripa do porco com o sangue, miúdos, cebo...

Corpus desk

Index PT-chourico · chouriço · Portuguese

chouriço · rank #38,626 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,626
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH clavícula

Nearest frequency peer: clavícula (+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 “chouriço”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “chouriço” 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 chouriço
PropertyValue
Headwordchouriço
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʃow.ˈɾi.su/
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,626
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “chouriço”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.chouriçocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “clavícula” (#38,627), “coito” (#38,629), “chefiar” (#38,622). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “chouriço” fica em #38,626. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around chouriço (IPA /ʃow.ˈɾi.su/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,626 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "enchido feito após a matança do porco com as entranhas desse animal temperadas de forma variável consoante a região; tradicionalmente enche-se um bocado de tripa do porco com o sangue, miúdos, cebo...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for chouriço, with forms such as "cchouriço", "chhouriço", and "choruiço". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is chouriço, spelled C-H-O-U-R-I-Ç-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    enchido feito após a matança do porco com as entranhas desse animal temperadas de forma variável consoante a região; tradicionalmente enche-se um bocado de tripa do porco com o sangue, miúdos, cebola, salsa e sal

This word in other languages

chorizo(Español)chorizo(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchouriço
  • chhouriço
  • choruiço
  • chouirço
  • chourioç
  • chourriço
  • chourçio
  • chuoriço
  • cohuriço
  • hcouriço

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cchouriço1chhouriço1choruiço2chouirço2chourioç2chourriço1chourçio2chuoriço2
Edit distance from "chouriço"

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 "chouriço"?
"chouriço" is spelled C-H-O-U-R-I-Ç-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃow.ˈɾi.su/.
What does "chouriço" mean?
As a noun, "chouriço" means: enchido feito após a matança do porco com as entranhas desse animal temperadas de forma variável consoante a região; tradicionalmente enche-se um bocado de tripa do porco com o sangue, miúdos, cebo...
What are common misspellings of "chouriço"?
Common misspellings include "cchouriço", "chhouriço", "choruiço", "chouirço", "chourioç". The correct spelling is "chouriço".
How do you pronounce "chouriço"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chouriço" is /ʃow.ˈɾi.su/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chouriço" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bofetada#38,602declinar#38,656arrojado#38,584arritmia#38,583

Similar misspelling depth

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

chefiar10 variantsbigorna10 variantsbalnear10 variantsespaçoso10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list