diabo

/'ʤja.bʊ/

//'ʤja.bʊ// intj

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The verdict

“diabo” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,894. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,894
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - expressão de raiva/ira; droga!; pombas!

Corpus desk

Index PT-diabo · diabo · Portuguese

diabo · rank #3,894 · 6 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,894
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desejar

Nearest frequency peer: desejar (-2 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 “diabo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “diabo” 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).

diabo vs Dio
40% similar
diabo vs dias
60% similar
diabo vs digo
60% similar

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

Key facts for diabo
PropertyValue
Headworddiabo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechInterjection
IPA/'ʤja.bʊ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,894
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “diabo”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “desejar” (#3,892), “diversão” (#3,896), “democrático” (#3,891). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “diabo” fica em #3,894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around diabo (IPA /'ʤja.bʊ/), aninterjection. Corpus frequency is #3,894 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "expressão de raiva/ira; droga!; pombas!".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for diabo, with forms such as "daibo", "ddiabo", and "diabbo". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Dio", "dias", "digo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is diabo, spelled D-I-A-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    expressão de raiva/ira; droga!; pombas!

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how diabo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "Que diabos!"

This word in other languages

damn(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • daibo
  • ddiabo
  • diabbo
  • diaob
  • dibao
  • idabo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

daibo2ddiabo1diabbo1diaob2dibao2idabo2
Edit distance from "diabo"

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 "diabo"?
"diabo" is spelled D-I-A-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is /'ʤja.bʊ/.
What does "diabo" mean?
As an interjection, "diabo" means: expressão de raiva/ira; droga!; pombas!
What words are commonly confused with "diabo"?
"diabo" is commonly confused with "Dio", "dias", "digo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "diabo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diabo" is /'ʤja.bʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diabo" come from?
"diabo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

cobre#3,888ativo#3,881Goiás#3,907Síria#3,865

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

girl6 variantsking6 variantsparto6 variantsplay6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list