curvo

//ˈkuɾ.vu// adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,736

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

curvo is anPortugueseadj. It means: em forma de arco Pronounced /ˈkuɾ.vu/. Often confused with custo and cujo.

Key facts for curvo
PropertyValue
Headwordcurvo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/ˈkuɾ.vu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#37,736
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of curvo in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for curvo is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkuɾ.vu/. Corpus data places it at rank #37,736 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for curvo, with forms such as "ccurvo", "cruvo", and "curov". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "custo", "cujo", "caro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is curvo, spelled C-U-R-V-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    em forma de arco
  2. 2
    dobrado

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccurvo,cruvo,curov,currvo,curvvo,cuvro,ucrvo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for curvo

Misspelling Variants of "curvo"

ccurvo6cruvo5curov5currvo6curvvo6cuvro5ucrvo5
Misspelling Variants of "curvo"

Frequency rank: #37,736 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "curvo"?
"curvo" is spelled C-U-R-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkuɾ.vu/.
What does "curvo" mean?
As an adj, "curvo" means: em forma de arco
What words are commonly confused with "curvo"?
"curvo" is commonly confused with "custo", "cujo", "caro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "curvo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "curvo" is /ˈkuɾ.vu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "curvo" come from?
"curvo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.