flagelo

/flɐ.ˈʒe.lu/

//flɐ.ˈʒe.lu// noun

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The verdict

“flagelo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #30,974. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,974
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chicote de açoitar

Corpus desk

Index PT-flagelo · flagelo · Portuguese

flagelo · rank #30,974 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #30,974
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH fisioterapeuta

Nearest frequency peer: fisioterapeuta (-2 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 “flagelo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “flagelo” 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).

flagelo vs flanela
71% similar

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

Key facts for flagelo
PropertyValue
Headwordflagelo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/flɐ.ˈʒe.lu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,974
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “flagelo”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.flagelocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “fisioterapeuta” (#30,972), “factory” (#30,962), “evolutivo” (#30,959). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “flagelo” fica em #30,974. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around flagelo (IPA /flɐ.ˈʒe.lu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,974 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for flagelo, with forms such as "falgelo", "fflagelo", and "flaeglo". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "flanela", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is flagelo, spelled F-L-A-G-E-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    chicote de açoitar
  2. 2
    pessoa incômoda, atrapalhadora
  3. 3
    porção terminal da antena de insetos
  4. 4
    estrutura locomotora de células flageladas
  5. 5
    castigo, pena, sofrimento, tortura, calamidade

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Aquele homem era o seu flagelo.
  2. A cauda do espermatozoide é, na verdade, o seu flagelo, uma estrutura de locomoção formada pela ação da organela chamada de nucléolo.

This word in other languages

flagellum(English)flagelo(Español)fouet(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • falgelo
  • fflagelo
  • flaeglo
  • flagello
  • flageol
  • flaggelo
  • flagleo
  • flgaelo
  • fllagelo
  • lfagelo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

falgelo2fflagelo1flaeglo2flagello1flageol2flaggelo1flagleo2flgaelo2
Edit distance from "flagelo"

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 "flagelo"?
"flagelo" is spelled F-L-A-G-E-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /flɐ.ˈʒe.lu/.
What does "flagelo" mean?
As a noun, "flagelo" means: chicote de açoitar
What words are commonly confused with "flagelo"?
"flagelo" is commonly confused with "flanela". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flagelo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flagelo" is /flɐ.ˈʒe.lu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flagelo" come from?
"flagelo" 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 "flagelo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

factory#30,962enredos#30,943encenar#30,939difamar#30,919

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

milenar10 variantscatarse10 variantsbarranco10 variantsavistar10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list