extintor

/ɐjʃ.tĩ.ˈtoɾ/

//ɐjʃ.tĩ.ˈtoɾ// noun

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The verdict

“extintor” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,795. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,795
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aparelho para extinguir incêndios

Corpus desk

Index PT-extintor · extintor · Portuguese

extintor · rank #37,795 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #37,795
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH estuário

Nearest frequency peer: estuário (-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 “extintor”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “extintor” 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).

extintor vs extinto
88% similar

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

Key facts for extintor
PropertyValue
Headwordextintor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐjʃ.tĩ.ˈtoɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,795
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “extintor”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.extintorcai 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 “estuário” (#37,792), “fatalmente” (#37,798), “estrume” (#37,791). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “extintor” fica em #37,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around extintor (IPA /ɐjʃ.tĩ.ˈtoɾ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,795 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "aparelho para extinguir incêndios".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for extintor, with forms such as "etxintor", "exitntor", and "extinntor". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "extinto", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is extintor, spelled E-X-T-I-N-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    aparelho para extinguir incêndios

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxintor
  • exitntor
  • extinntor
  • extinotr
  • extintorr
  • extintro
  • extinttor
  • extitnor
  • extnitor
  • exttintor
  • exxtintor
  • xetintor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of extintor - 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.

etxintor2exitntor2extinntor1extinotr2extintorr1extintro2extinttor1extitnor2
Edit distance from "extintor"

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 "extintor"?
"extintor" is spelled E-X-T-I-N-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐjʃ.tĩ.ˈtoɾ/.
What does "extintor" mean?
As a noun, "extintor" means: aparelho para extinguir incêndios
What words are commonly confused with "extintor"?
"extintor" is commonly confused with "extinto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "extintor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extintor" is /ɐjʃ.tĩ.ˈtoɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extintor" come from?
"extintor" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

estuário#37,792espremer#37,790epiderme#37,785edificar#37,775

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

cruzador12 variantsborgonha12 variantssubtrair12 variantstarifário12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list