correio
/ku.ˈRɐj.u/
The verdict
“correio” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #3,673 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,673
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sistema de transmissão de cartas e pacotes
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 | correio |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ku.ˈRɐj.u/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #3,673 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “correio” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for correio is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ku.ˈRɐj.u/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,673 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1sistema de transmissão de cartas e pacotes
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “correio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-R-R-E-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ku.ˈRɐj.u/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “correr” - see the side-by-side comparison. correio vs correr
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.