complemento
/kõ.plɨ.ˈmẽ.tu/
The verdict
“complemento” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,969. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,969
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,140
- “C” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato de completar
Corpus desk
Index PT-complemento · complemento · Portuguese
complemento · rank #16,969 · 17 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #16,969
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 17 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH congelado
Nearest frequency peer: congelado (+3 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “complemento”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- cifra
cifra
83,038 corpus weight
- coerência
coerência
83,036 corpus weight
- complemento
complemento
83,032 corpus weight
- congelado
congelado
83,029 corpus weight
- contatar
contatar
83,024 corpus weight
- cortejo
cortejo
83,023 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “complemento” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | complemento |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kõ.plɨ.ˈmẽ.tu/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #16,969 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “complemento” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around complemento (IPA /kõ.plɨ.ˈmẽ.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,969 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for complemento, with forms such as "ccomplemento", "cmoplemento", and "comlpemento". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "comprimento", "complementar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is complemento, spelled C-O-M-P-L-E-M-E-N-T-O.
Definition
- 1ato de completar
- 2acabamento
- 3logiciário que integra-se a um programa provendo-lhe alguma funcionalidade adicional
- 4palavra ou expressão que completa o sentido de outra
- 5ângulo que se deve unir a outro para obter um ângulo de 90 graus
- 6sistema complexo de proteínas enzimáticas, presente no soro humano fresco e no de outras espécies que, combinado com anticorpos, atua contra microrganismos invasores
- 7conjunto que se deve unir a outro para obter o conjunto maior, que contém todos os elementos
- 8acessório
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccomplemento
- cmoplemento
- comlpemento
- commplemento
- compelmento
- compleemnto
- complemennto
- complemenot
- complementto
- complemetno
- complemmento
- complemneto
- compllemento
- complmeento
- compplemento
- copmlemento
- ocmplemento
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of complemento - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "complemento", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "complemento". Here's where to go from here.
- "complemento" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "comprimento". View pair
- 17 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #16,969 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.