cogumelo

/ku.ɡu.ˈmɛ.lu/

//ku.ɡu.ˈmɛ.lu// noun

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The verdict

“cogumelo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #21,110. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,110
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fungo com cabeça em forma de chapéu sustentada por um pé, que cresce em lugares húmidos e pode ser comestível, venenoso ou alucinógeno

Corpus desk

Index PT-cogumelo · cogumelo · Portuguese

cogumelo · rank #21,110 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,110
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cinta

Nearest frequency peer: cinta (-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 “cogumelo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cogumelo” 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 cogumelo
PropertyValue
Headwordcogumelo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ku.ɡu.ˈmɛ.lu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,110
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cogumelo”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).cogumelocai 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 “cinta” (#21,108), “coletividade” (#21,112), “cereal” (#21,107). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cogumelo” fica em #21,110. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around cogumelo (IPA /ku.ɡu.ˈmɛ.lu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,110 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "fungo com cabeça em forma de chapéu sustentada por um pé, que cresce em lugares húmidos e pode ser comestível, venenoso ou alucinógeno".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cogumelo, with forms such as "ccogumelo", "cgoumelo", and "coggumelo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is cogumelo, spelled C-O-G-U-M-E-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    fungo com cabeça em forma de chapéu sustentada por um pé, que cresce em lugares húmidos e pode ser comestível, venenoso ou alucinógeno

This word in other languages

mushroom(English)seta(Español)champignon(Français)Pilz(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccogumelo
  • cgoumelo
  • coggumelo
  • cogmuelo
  • coguemlo
  • cogumello
  • cogumeol
  • cogumleo
  • cogummelo
  • cougmelo
  • ocgumelo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccogumelo1cgoumelo2coggumelo1cogmuelo2coguemlo2cogumello1cogumeol2cogumleo2
Edit distance from "cogumelo"

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 "cogumelo"?
"cogumelo" is spelled C-O-G-U-M-E-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ku.ɡu.ˈmɛ.lu/.
What does "cogumelo" mean?
As a noun, "cogumelo" means: fungo com cabeça em forma de chapéu sustentada por um pé, que cresce em lugares húmidos e pode ser comestível, venenoso ou alucinógeno
What are common misspellings of "cogumelo"?
Common misspellings include "ccogumelo", "cgoumelo", "coggumelo", "cogmuelo", "coguemlo". The correct spelling is "cogumelo".
How do you pronounce "cogumelo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cogumelo" is /ku.ɡu.ˈmɛ.lu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cogumelo" come from?
"cogumelo" 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 "cogumelo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list