cloro

/ˈkłɔru/

//ˈkłɔru// noun

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The verdict

“cloro” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,802. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,802
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elemento químico de símbolo Cl, possui o número atômico 17 e massa atômica relativa 35,453; é encontrado na natureza somente em compostos com outros elementos, como o cloreto de sódio ou o cloreto ...

Corpus desk

Index PT-cloro · cloro · Portuguese

cloro · rank #18,802 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,802
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH colaborativo

Nearest frequency peer: colaborativo (+2 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 “cloro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cloro” 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).

cloro vs cor
60% similar
cloro vs como
60% similar
cloro vs copo
60% similar

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

Key facts for cloro
PropertyValue
Headwordcloro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkłɔru/
Letters5
Frequency rank#18,802
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cloro”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).clorocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “colaborativo” (#18,804), “chantagem” (#18,798), “catorze” (#18,796). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cloro” fica em #18,802. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around cloro (IPA /ˈkłɔru/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,802 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for cloro, with forms such as "ccloro", "clloro", and "clorro". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cor", "como", "copo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is cloro, spelled C-L-O-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    elemento químico de símbolo Cl, possui o número atômico 17 e massa atômica relativa 35,453; é encontrado na natureza somente em compostos com outros elementos, como o cloreto de sódio ou o cloreto de potássio; é um gás, na temperatura ambiente, extremamente tóxico; utilizado como germicida padrão para o tratamento de água, na fabricação de papéis, derivados de petróleo, medicamentos, tintas, solvente e plásticos
  2. 2
    nome comercial de substância sólida, geralmente vendida em tabletes, para tratamento de piscinas

This word in other languages

chlorine(English)cloro(Español)chlore(Français)Chlor(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccloro
  • clloro
  • clorro
  • clroo
  • lcoro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccloro1clloro1clorro1clroo2lcoro2
Edit distance from "cloro"

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 "cloro"?
"cloro" is spelled C-L-O-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkłɔru/.
What does "cloro" mean?
As a noun, "cloro" means: elemento químico de símbolo Cl, possui o número atômico 17 e massa atômica relativa 35,453; é encontrado na natureza somente em compostos com outros elementos, como o cloreto de sódio ou o cloreto ...
What words are commonly confused with "cloro"?
"cloro" is commonly confused with "cor", "como", "copo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cloro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cloro" is /ˈkłɔru/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cloro" come from?
"cloro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

bioma#18,783these#18,727stage#18,718régua#18,702

Similar misspelling depth

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

wood5 variantslion5 variantsmote5 variantspera5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list