chumbo

/ˈʃũw.bu/

//ˈʃũw.bu// noun

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The verdict

“chumbo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,880. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,880
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elemento químico de símbolo Pb, que possui o número atômico 82 e massa atômica relativa 207,2 u e é um metal pesado branco azulado obtido a partir de minerais como a galena, anglesita e a cerussita

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chumbo vs cubo
67% similar
chumbo vs chuto
67% similar
chumbo vs chamo
67% similar

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

Key facts for chumbo
PropertyValue
Headwordchumbo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈʃũw.bu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,880
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chumbo” 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). chumbo 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 9 spelling variants around chumbo (IPA /ˈʃũw.bu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,880 among 3,948 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for chumbo, with forms such as "cchumbo", "chhumbo", and "chmubo". 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, "cubo", "chuto", "chamo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is chumbo, spelled C-H-U-M-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    elemento químico de símbolo Pb, que possui o número atômico 82 e massa atômica relativa 207,2 u e é um metal pesado branco azulado obtido a partir de minerais como a galena, anglesita e a cerussita
  2. 2
    pedaço deste metal, usado como peso para redes de pesca
  3. 3
    pequenos grânulos deste metal, usados em cartuchos para armas de caça
  4. 4
    objeto muito pesado
  5. 5
    metal usado como ponto de partida para a transmutação em direção ao ouro

Synonyms

saturno

This word in other languages

lead(English)plomo(Español)plomb(Français)Blei(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchumbo
  • chhumbo
  • chmubo
  • chubmo
  • chumbbo
  • chummbo
  • chumob
  • cuhmbo
  • hcumbo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cchumbo1chhumbo1chmubo2chubmo2chumbbo1chummbo1chumob2cuhmbo2
Edit distance from "chumbo"

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 "chumbo"?
"chumbo" is spelled C-H-U-M-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʃũw.bu/.
What does "chumbo" mean?
As a noun, "chumbo" means: elemento químico de símbolo Pb, que possui o número atômico 82 e massa atômica relativa 207,2 u e é um metal pesado branco azulado obtido a partir de minerais como a galena, anglesita e a cerussita
What words are commonly confused with "chumbo"?
"chumbo" is commonly confused with "cubo", "chuto", "chamo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chumbo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chumbo" is /ˈʃũw.bu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chumbo" come from?
"chumbo" 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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Using “chumbo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-H-U-M-B-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈʃũw.bu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “cubo” - see the side-by-side comparison. chumbo vs cubo
  • 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