gaúcho

/ga.ˈu.ʃu/

//ga.ˈu.ʃu// adj

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The verdict

“gaúcho” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,659. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,659
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - do estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Corpus desk

Index PT-gaucho · gaúcho · Portuguese

gaúcho · rank #6,659 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,659
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH fumo

Nearest frequency peer: fumo (-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 “gaúcho”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gaúcho” 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).

gaúcho vs galho
67% similar
gaúcho vs gancho
83% similar

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

Key facts for gaúcho
PropertyValue
Headwordgaúcho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ga.ˈu.ʃu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,659
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “gaúcho”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).gaúchocai 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 “fumo” (#6,658), “fresco” (#6,657), “grama” (#6,662). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “gaúcho” fica em #6,659. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around gaúcho (IPA /ga.ˈu.ʃu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,659 among 521 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for gaúcho, with forms such as "agúcho", "gacúho", and "gaúccho". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "galho", "gancho", 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is gaúcho, spelled G-A-Ú-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    do estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  2. 2
    natural do Rio Grande do Sul

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Zé nasceu em Porto Alegre. Ele é gaúcho.

Synonyms

rio-grandense-do-sulgaudériosul-rio-grandense

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agúcho
  • gacúho
  • gaúccho
  • gaúchho
  • gaúcoh
  • gaúhco
  • ggaúcho
  • gúacho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agúcho2gacúho2gaúccho1gaúchho1gaúcoh2gaúhco2ggaúcho1gúacho2
Edit distance from "gaúcho"

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 "gaúcho"?
"gaúcho" is spelled G-A-Ú-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ga.ˈu.ʃu/.
What does "gaúcho" mean?
As an adjective, "gaúcho" means: do estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
What words are commonly confused with "gaúcho"?
"gaúcho" is commonly confused with "galho", "gancho". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gaúcho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gaúcho" is /ga.ˈu.ʃu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gaúcho" come from?
"gaúcho" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

fresco#6,657mansão#6,672mundos#6,678office#6,679

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

cúpula8 variantspiorar8 variantsbatida8 variantsadorar8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list