galho
/ˈga.ʎu/
The verdict
“galho” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,521. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,521
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 521
- “G” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - ramo de árvore, que contém as folhas, flores e frutos
Corpus desk
Index PT-galho · galho · Portuguese
galho · rank #16,521 · 7 variants · 18 confusables
- FREQ-MID #16,521
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 521
- PHOTO-FINISH furioso
Nearest frequency peer: furioso (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “galho”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- excessos
excessos
83,487 corpus weight
- fungo
fungo
83,482 corpus weight
- furioso
furioso
83,481 corpus weight
- galho
galho
83,480 corpus weight
- gen
gen
83,478 corpus weight
- gringo
gringo
83,475 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “galho” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | galho |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈga.ʎu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #16,521 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “galho” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around galho (IPA /ˈga.ʎu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,521 among 521 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for galho, with forms such as "aglho", "gahlo", and "galhho". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "gato", "gelo", "galo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is galho, spelled G-A-L-H-O.
Definition
- 1ramo de árvore, que contém as folhas, flores e frutos
- 2chifre de alguns animais, como o veado
- 3problema
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aglho
- gahlo
- galhho
- gallho
- galoh
- ggalho
- glaho
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of galho - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "galho", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "galho". Here's where to go from here.
- "galho" maps to 18 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "gato". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #16,521 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "G" letter cohort. G–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.