galeão

/ɡɐ.ˈljɐ̃w̃/

//ɡɐ.ˈljɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“galeão” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #29,746. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,746
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - antigo navio mercante de grande tonelagem

Corpus desk

Index PT-galeao · galeão · Portuguese

galeão · rank #29,746 · 7 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,746
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH generosamente

Nearest frequency peer: generosamente (+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 “galeão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “galeão” 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).

galeão vs galo
67% similar
galeão vs galho
67% similar
galeão vs galês
50% similar

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

Key facts for galeão
PropertyValue
Headwordgaleão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡɐ.ˈljɐ̃w̃/
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,746
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “galeão”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).galeãocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “generosamente” (#29,748), “fosses” (#29,740), “glossário” (#29,754). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “galeão” fica em #29,746. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around galeão (IPA /ɡɐ.ˈljɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,746 among 521 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "antigo navio mercante de grande tonelagem".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for galeão, with forms such as "agleão", "gaelão", and "galeoã". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "galo", "galho", "galês", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 galeão, spelled G-A-L-E-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    antigo navio mercante de grande tonelagem

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agleão
  • gaelão
  • galeoã
  • galleão
  • galãeo
  • ggaleão
  • glaeão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agleão2gaelão2galeoã2galleão1galãeo2ggaleão1glaeão2
Edit distance from "galeão"

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 "galeão"?
"galeão" is spelled G-A-L-E-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɐ.ˈljɐ̃w̃/.
What does "galeão" mean?
As a noun, "galeão" means: antigo navio mercante de grande tonelagem
What words are commonly confused with "galeão"?
"galeão" is commonly confused with "galo", "galho", "galês". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "galeão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "galeão" is /ɡɐ.ˈljɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "galeão" come from?
"galeão" 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 "galeão", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fosses#29,740louvar#29,810desdém#29,677cuando#29,659

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

morno7 variantsnaked7 variantsnáusea7 variantscervo7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list