dióxido

noun

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The verdict

“dióxido” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,789. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,789
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - óxido cuja molécula apresenta dois átomos de oxigênio

Corpus desk

Index PT-dioxido · dióxido · Portuguese

dióxido · rank #15,789 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #15,789
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH dormido

Nearest frequency peer: dormido (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “dióxido”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “dióxido” 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).

dióxido vs divido
71% similar

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

Key facts for dióxido
PropertyValue
Headworddióxido
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,789
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “dióxido”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “dormido” (#15,792), “devolução” (#15,785), “despesa” (#15,784). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “dióxido” fica em #15,789. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around dióxido, anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,789 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "óxido cuja molécula apresenta dois átomos de oxigênio".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for dióxido, with forms such as "ddióxido", "dixóido", and "dióixdo". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "divido", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is dióxido, spelled D-I-Ó-X-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    óxido cuja molécula apresenta dois átomos de oxigênio

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. No Brasil (inventário de 1994) são 750 milhões de toneladas anuais de dióxido de carbono emitidas por esse caminho.

Synonyms

bióxido

This word in other languages

dioxide(English)dióxido(Español)Dioxid(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddióxido
  • dixóido
  • dióixdo
  • dióxdio
  • dióxiddo
  • dióxiod
  • dióxxido
  • dóixido
  • idóxido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddióxido1dixóido2dióixdo2dióxdio2dióxiddo1dióxiod2dióxxido1dóixido2
Edit distance from "dióxido"

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 "dióxido"?
"dióxido" is spelled D-I-Ó-X-I-D-O.
What does "dióxido" mean?
As a noun, "dióxido" means: óxido cuja molécula apresenta dois átomos de oxigênio
What words are commonly confused with "dióxido"?
"dióxido" is commonly confused with "divido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "dióxido" come from?
"dióxido" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dormido#15,792despesa#15,784biquíni#15,749ocultar#15,869

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

mister9 variantsPeixoto9 variantspescar9 variantsrastro9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list