frio

/ˈfɾi.u/

//ˈfɾi.u// adj

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The verdict

“frio” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,432. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,432
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-frio · frio · Portuguese

frio · rank #1,432 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,432
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH h

Nearest frequency peer: h (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “frio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “frio” 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).

frio vs fui
50% similar
frio vs fry
50% similar
frio vs fumo
50% similar

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

Key facts for frio
PropertyValue
Headwordfrio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈfɾi.u/
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,432
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “frio”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).friocai 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 “h” (#1,433), “ligação” (#1,435), “destaque” (#1,428). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “frio” fica em #1,432. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around frio (IPA /ˈfɾi.u/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,432 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for frio, with forms such as "ffrio", "firo", and "froi". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fui", "fry", "fumo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 frio, spelled F-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    falta de calor
  2. 2
    arrefecido
  3. 3
    gélido
  4. 4
    desengraçado; insensível; desanimado
  5. 5
    sem fundos (diz-se de cheque)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Eram notas frias, na maioria emitidas em favor de empresas prestadoras de serviços ou fornecedoras de equipamentos e produtos.

This word in other languages

cold(English)frío(Español)froid(Français)kalt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffrio
  • firo
  • froi
  • frrio
  • rfio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of frio - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffrio1firo2froi2frrio1rfio2
Edit distance from "frio"

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 "frio"?
"frio" is spelled F-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɾi.u/.
What does "frio" mean?
As an adjective, "frio" means: falta de calor
What words are commonly confused with "frio"?
"frio" is commonly confused with "fui", "fry", "fumo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frio" is /ˈfɾi.u/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frio" come from?
"frio" 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 "frio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

mata#1,436auto#1,421voto#1,415solo#1,451

Similar misspelling depth

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

nisso5 variantsserra5 variantsgraça5 variantsface5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list