dano
/ˈdɐ.nu/
The verdict
“dano” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,994. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,994
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,193
- “D” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mal ou ofensa pessoal
Corpus desk
Index PT-dano · dano · Portuguese
dano · rank #4,994 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,994
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,193
- PHOTO-FINISH diretoria
Nearest frequency peer: diretoria (+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 “dano”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- computação
computação
95,015 corpus weight
- comédia
comédia
95,014 corpus weight
- dano
dano
95,007 corpus weight
- diretoria
diretoria
95,004 corpus weight
- documentação
documentação
95,002 corpus weight
- donos
donos
95,001 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “dano” 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 | dano |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɐ.nu/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #4,994 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Onde “dano” fica na frequência do português
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around dano (IPA /ˈdɐ.nu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,994 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for dano, with forms such as "adno", "danno", and "daon". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "do", "das", "dar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is dano, spelled D-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1mal ou ofensa pessoal
- 2prejuízo material por desgaste, deterioração ou inutilização de algo
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- adno
- danno
- daon
- ddano
- dnao
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dano - 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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dano", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "dano". Here's where to go from here.
- "dano" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "do". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #4,994 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "D" letter cohort. D–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.