comboio

/kõ.ˈboj.ʊ/

//kõ.ˈboj.ʊ// noun

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The verdict

“comboio” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,275. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,275
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meio de transporte composto por um ou vários veículos ligados entre si, com a função de transportar pessoas ou carga sobre uma linha ou trilho, segundo uma rota previamente planejada

Corpus desk

Index PT-comboio · comboio · Portuguese

comboio · rank #6,275 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,275
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cartaz

Nearest frequency peer: cartaz (-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 “comboio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “comboio” 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).

comboio vs câmbio
71% similar

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

Key facts for comboio
PropertyValue
Headwordcomboio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kõ.ˈboj.ʊ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,275
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “comboio”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.comboiocai 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 “cartaz” (#6,274), “concentrar” (#6,277), “capturar” (#6,272). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “comboio” fica em #6,275. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around comboio (IPA /kõ.ˈboj.ʊ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,275 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for comboio, with forms such as "ccomboio", "cmoboio", and "cobmoio". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "câmbio", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is comboio, spelled C-O-M-B-O-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    meio de transporte composto por um ou vários veículos ligados entre si, com a função de transportar pessoas ou carga sobre uma linha ou trilho, segundo uma rota previamente planejada
  2. 2
    conjunto de veículos, animais de carga ou indivíduos que deslocam-se organizadamente de um ponto a outro, com ou sem carregamento
  3. 3
    transporte de munição, provisões e/ou equipamentos levados pelas tropas em uma campanha
  4. 4
    escolta de prisioneiros e/ou feridos em meio a uma guerra
  5. 5
    grupo de navios mercantes escoltado por belonaves

Synonyms

tremcombói

This word in other languages

train(English)tren(Español)train(Français)Zug(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomboio
  • cmoboio
  • cobmoio
  • combboio
  • combioo
  • combooi
  • commboio
  • comobio
  • ocmboio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccomboio1cmoboio2cobmoio2combboio1combioo2combooi2commboio1comobio2
Edit distance from "comboio"

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 "comboio"?
"comboio" is spelled C-O-M-B-O-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.ˈboj.ʊ/.
What does "comboio" mean?
As a noun, "comboio" means: meio de transporte composto por um ou vários veículos ligados entre si, com a função de transportar pessoas ou carga sobre uma linha ou trilho, segundo uma rota previamente planejada
What words are commonly confused with "comboio"?
"comboio" is commonly confused with "câmbio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comboio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comboio" is /kõ.ˈboj.ʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comboio" come from?
"comboio" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ansioso#6,261almoçar#6,259situado#6,239sincero#6,238

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

cartaz9 variantspiedade9 variantspoluição9 variantsvariação9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list