elmo

noun

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The verdict

“elmo” sits in 16 confusable pairs (corpus #26,722) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#26,722
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - capacete de armadura antiga

Corpus desk

Index PT-elmo · elmo · Portuguese

elmo · rank #26,722 · 4 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,722
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH elegível

Nearest frequency peer: elegível (-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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “elmo”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “elmo” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

elmo vs em
50% similar
elmo vs elo
75% similar
elmo vs Ema
25% similar

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

Key facts for elmo
PropertyValue
Headwordelmo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#26,722
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “elmo”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).elmocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “elegível” (#26,721), “emocionar” (#26,724), “dramaticamente” (#26,718). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “elmo” fica em #26,722. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for elmo is neighbouring look-alikes ("em", "elo", …), not just typos; it is anoun. Frequency #26,722 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Gloss: "capacete de armadura antiga".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for elmo, with forms such as "ellmo", "elmmo", and "elom". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "em", "elo", "Ema", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is elmo, spelled E-L-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    capacete de armadura antiga

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Distantes da imagem colorida do uniforme de inspiração renascentista azul, amarelo e vermelho usado com boina preta - nos dias de grande solenidade, com meia armadura, elmo e lança -, os guardas são sempre suíços natos, católicos e solteiros.

This word in other languages

helmet(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ellmo
  • elmmo
  • elom
  • lemo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ellmo1elmmo1elom2lemo2
Edit distance from "elmo"

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 "elmo"?
"elmo" is spelled E-L-M-O.
What does "elmo" mean?
As a noun, "elmo" means: capacete de armadura antiga
What words are commonly confused with "elmo"?
"elmo" is commonly confused with "em", "elo", "Ema". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "elmo" come from?
"elmo" 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 "elmo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rage#26,870rank#26,533pêlo#26,526wine#26,936

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list