dardo

/ˈdaɾ.du/

//ˈdaɾ.du// noun

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The verdict

“dardo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #28,926. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,926
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pequena lança

Corpus desk

Index PT-dardo · dardo · Portuguese

dardo · rank #28,926 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,926
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH culatra

Nearest frequency peer: culatra (-4 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 “dardo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “dardo” 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).

dardo vs duro
60% similar
dardo vs dare
60% similar
dardo vs dodo
60% similar

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

Key facts for dardo
PropertyValue
Headworddardo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdaɾ.du/
Letters5
Frequency rank#28,926
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “dardo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).dardocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “culatra” (#28,922), “demente” (#28,930), “descontrair” (#28,935). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “dardo” fica em #28,926. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around dardo (IPA /ˈdaɾ.du/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,926 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for dardo, with forms such as "adrdo", "dadro", and "darddo". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "duro", "dare", "dodo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is dardo, spelled D-A-R-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pequena lança
  2. 2
    pau terminado em ponta de ferro, que se arremessa com a mão
  3. 3
    aquilo que fere ou magoa
  4. 4
    ferrão de alguns insetos
  5. 5
    língua da cobra
  6. 6
    censura, dito mordaz

This word in other languages

javelin(English)dardo(Español)javelot(Français)Frame(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adrdo
  • dadro
  • darddo
  • darod
  • darrdo
  • ddardo
  • drado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dardo - 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.

adrdo2dadro2darddo1darod2darrdo1ddardo1drado2
Edit distance from "dardo"

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 "dardo"?
"dardo" is spelled D-A-R-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdaɾ.du/.
What does "dardo" mean?
As a noun, "dardo" means: pequena lança
What words are commonly confused with "dardo"?
"dardo" is commonly confused with "duro", "dare", "dodo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dardo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dardo" is /ˈdaɾ.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dardo" come from?
"dardo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

doing#28,945hiato#29,000jarra#29,015until#28,813

Similar misspelling depth

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

revés7 variantspompa7 variantspulse7 variantsreach7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list