correio

/ku.ˈRɐj.u/

//ku.ˈRɐj.u// noun

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The verdict

“correio” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,673. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,673
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sistema de transmissão de cartas e pacotes

Corpus desk

Index PT-correio · correio · Portuguese

correio · rank #3,673 · 7 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,673
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH conservação

Nearest frequency peer: conservação (-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 “correio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “correio” 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).

correio vs correr
71% similar
correio vs correto
86% similar
correio vs corrido
71% similar

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

Key facts for correio
PropertyValue
Headwordcorreio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ku.ˈRɐj.u/
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,673
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “correio”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).correiocai 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 “conservação” (#3,672), “confronto” (#3,671), “decidi” (#3,675). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “correio” fica em #3,673. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around correio (IPA /ku.ˈRɐj.u/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,673 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sistema de transmissão de cartas e pacotes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for correio, with forms such as "ccorreio", "coreio", and "corerio". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "correr", "correto", "corrido", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is correio, spelled C-O-R-R-E-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    sistema de transmissão de cartas e pacotes

This word in other languages

mail(English)correo(Español)poste(Français)Post(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccorreio
  • coreio
  • corerio
  • correoi
  • corrieo
  • croreio
  • ocrreio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccorreio1coreio1corerio2correoi2corrieo2croreio2ocrreio2
Edit distance from "correio"

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 "correio"?
"correio" is spelled C-O-R-R-E-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ku.ˈRɐj.u/.
What does "correio" mean?
As a noun, "correio" means: sistema de transmissão de cartas e pacotes
What words are commonly confused with "correio"?
"correio" is commonly confused with "correr", "correto", "corrido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "correio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "correio" is /ku.ˈRɐj.u/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "correio" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

barriga#3,665escapar#3,682feriado#3,690galeria#3,694

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

bunda7 variantsbolso7 variantsmeter7 variantsnobre7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list