dinheiro
The verdict
“dinheiro” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #267. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #267
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,193
- “D” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - valor simbólico convencional utilizado nas trocas comerciais em substituição às próprias mercadorias
Corpus desk
Index PT-dinheiro · dinheiro · Portuguese
dinheiro · rank #267 · 11 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-CORE #267
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,193
- PHOTO-FINISH número
Nearest frequency peer: número (-1 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 “dinheiro”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- direito
direito
99,739 corpus weight
- mil
mil
99,738 corpus weight
- número
número
99,735 corpus weight
- dinheiro
dinheiro
99,734 corpus weight
- in
in
99,732 corpus weight
- seria
seria
99,730 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “dinheiro” 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 | dinheiro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #267 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dinheiro” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around dinheiro, anoun. Corpus frequency is #267 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for dinheiro, with forms such as "ddinheiro", "dihneiro", and "dinehiro". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "dianteiro", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is dinheiro, spelled D-I-N-H-E-I-R-O.
Definition
- 1valor simbólico convencional utilizado nas trocas comerciais em substituição às próprias mercadorias
- 2valor monetário
- 3papel moeda com o qual se executam operações monetárias
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dinheiro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
É verdade que as empresas ganharam muito dinheiro no Brasil nos anos recentes.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddinheiro
- dihneiro
- dinehiro
- dinheior
- dinheirro
- dinherio
- dinhheiro
- dinhiero
- dinnheiro
- dniheiro
- idnheiro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dinheiro - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dinheiro", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "dianteiro". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #267 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.