dragão

/dɾɐ.ˈgãw/

//dɾɐ.ˈgãw// noun

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The verdict

“dragão” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,634. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,634
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - monstro mitológico baseado em uma serpente ou lagarto, alado e que expele fogo pela boca

Corpus desk

Index PT-dragao · dragão · Portuguese

dragão · rank #4,634 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,634
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH divertido

Nearest frequency peer: divertido (-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 “dragão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “dragão” 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).

dragão vs droga
50% similar
dragão vs drama
50% similar
dragão vs drogo
67% similar

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

Key facts for dragão
PropertyValue
Headworddragão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɾɐ.ˈgãw/
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,634
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “dragão”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).dragãocai 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 “divertido” (#4,633), “eficaz” (#4,635), “detalhe” (#4,632). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “dragão” fica em #4,634. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around dragão (IPA /dɾɐ.ˈgãw/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,634 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for dragão, with forms such as "dargão", "ddragão", and "draggão". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "droga", "drama", "drogo", 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is dragão, spelled D-R-A-G-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    monstro mitológico baseado em uma serpente ou lagarto, alado e que expele fogo pela boca
  2. 2
    elemento heráldico representado por um dragão¹
  3. 3
    designação do soldado das unidades militares introduzidas nos exércitos europeus do século XVII
  4. 4
    peixe teleósteo da família dos gobiídeos, originário do continente americano (Gobioides braussonnetti)
  5. 5
    indivíduo mau caráter ou fácil e perigosamente irritável.
  6. 6
    ave passeriforme de cor escura e abdômen amarelado, encontrada no sul do Brasil (Pseudoleistes virescens)
  7. 7
    mulher de aparência desagradável

Synonyms

aimoréamboréamoréamoreiababosacobracundundaemborémaiuíramaiuliramaria-da-Tocamorongomuçurangopeixe-dragãotaissica-pintada

This word in other languages

dragon(English)dragón(Español)dragon(Français)Drache(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dargão
  • ddragão
  • draggão
  • dragoã
  • draãgo
  • drgaão
  • drragão
  • rdagão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dargão2ddragão1draggão1dragoã2draãgo2drgaão2drragão1rdagão2
Edit distance from "dragão"

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 "dragão"?
"dragão" is spelled D-R-A-G-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɾɐ.ˈgãw/.
What does "dragão" mean?
As a noun, "dragão" means: monstro mitológico baseado em uma serpente ou lagarto, alado e que expele fogo pela boca
What words are commonly confused with "dragão"?
"dragão" is commonly confused with "droga", "drama", "drogo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dragão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dragão" is /dɾɐ.ˈgãw/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dragão" come from?
"dragão" 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 "dragão", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

eficaz#4,635descer#4,630Brazil#4,615ocupar#4,667

Similar misspelling depth

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

cigarro8 variantsaceitou8 variantsrecado8 variantsrelato8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list