exagero

noun

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The verdict

“exagero” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,767. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,767
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - excesso, abuso

Corpus desk

Index PT-exagero · exagero · Portuguese

exagero · rank #8,767 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,767
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH fiscalização

Nearest frequency peer: fiscalização (+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 “exagero”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “exagero” 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).

exagero vs exagerar
75% similar
exagero vs exagerado
78% similar

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

Key facts for exagero
PropertyValue
Headwordexagero
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,767
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “exagero”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).exagerocai 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 “fiscalização” (#8,770), “estadia” (#8,763), “espionagem” (#8,762). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “exagero” fica em #8,767. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around exagero, anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,767 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "excesso, abuso".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for exagero, with forms such as "eaxgero", "exaegro", and "exageor". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "exagerar", "exagerado", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is exagero, spelled E-X-A-G-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    excesso, abuso

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. De outro, há o exagero de muitos fiscais que, em lugar de ajudar a corrigir as distorções, propõem o fim do estágio.

This word in other languages

exaggeration(English)exageración(Español)exagération(Français)Übertreibung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eaxgero
  • exaegro
  • exageor
  • exagerro
  • exaggero
  • exagreo
  • exgaero
  • exxagero
  • xeagero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of exagero - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eaxgero2exaegro2exageor2exagerro1exaggero1exagreo2exgaero2exxagero1
Edit distance from "exagero"

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 "exagero"?
"exagero" is spelled E-X-A-G-E-R-O.
What does "exagero" mean?
As a noun, "exagero" means: excesso, abuso
What words are commonly confused with "exagero"?
"exagero" is commonly confused with "exagerar", "exagerado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "exagero" come from?
"exagero" 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 "exagero", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

estadia#8,763emitido#8,760docente#8,756joelhos#8,783

Similar misspelling depth

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

deitado9 variantscarmen9 variantssaraiva9 variantsviciado9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list