ermo

//ˈeɾ.mu// adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,878

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

ermo is anPortugueseadj. It means: que está só ou desacompanhado; solitário Pronounced /ˈeɾ.mu/. Often confused with erro and erva.

Key facts for ermo
PropertyValue
Headwordermo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/ˈeɾ.mu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#43,878
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ermo in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for ermo is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈeɾ.mu/. Corpus data places it at rank #43,878 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for ermo, with forms such as "ermmo", "erom", and "errmo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "erro", "erva", "esto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is ermo, spelled E-R-M-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    que está só ou desacompanhado; solitário
  2. 2
    diz-se de local inabitado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ermmo,erom,errmo,remo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ermo

Misspelling Variants of "ermo"

ermmo5erom4errmo5remo4
Misspelling Variants of "ermo"

Frequency rank: #43,878 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ermo"?
"ermo" is spelled E-R-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈeɾ.mu/.
What does "ermo" mean?
As an adj, "ermo" means: que está só ou desacompanhado; solitário
What words are commonly confused with "ermo"?
"ermo" is commonly confused with "erro", "erva", "esto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ermo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ermo" is /ˈeɾ.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ermo" come from?
"ermo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter E in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.