doloso

adj

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The verdict

“doloso” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #32,953. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,953
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - em que há dolo ou que foi causado por dolo

Corpus desk

Index PT-doloso · doloso · Portuguese

doloso · rank #32,953 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,953
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH dorso

Nearest frequency peer: dorso (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “doloso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “doloso” 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).

doloso vs donos
67% similar
doloso vs dorso
67% similar
doloso vs dolo
67% similar

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

Key facts for doloso
PropertyValue
Headworddoloso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,953
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “doloso”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).dolosocai 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 “dorso” (#32,954), “educadamente” (#32,957), “elitista” (#32,959). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “doloso” fica em #32,953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around doloso, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,953 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for doloso, with forms such as "ddoloso", "dlooso", and "dolloso". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "donos", "dorso", "dolo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is doloso, spelled D-O-L-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    em que há dolo ou que foi causado por dolo
  2. 2
    diz-se de crime em que o agente quis o resultado ou assumiu o risco de produzí-lo
  3. 3
    enganoso, falaz; com má fé, fraudulento

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O delegado decidiu inicialmente por crime culposo (depois mudou para doloso).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddoloso
  • dlooso
  • dolloso
  • doloos
  • dolosso
  • dolsoo
  • doolso
  • odloso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddoloso1dlooso2dolloso1doloos2dolosso1dolsoo2doolso2odloso2
Edit distance from "doloso"

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 "doloso"?
"doloso" is spelled D-O-L-O-S-O.
What does "doloso" mean?
As an adjective, "doloso" means: em que há dolo ou que foi causado por dolo
What words are commonly confused with "doloso"?
"doloso" is commonly confused with "donos", "dorso", "dolo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "doloso" come from?
"doloso" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

didn't#32,946enxame#32,973credor#32,918golaço#33,002

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

claque8 variantsimerso8 variantsbezerro8 variantsaterrar8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list