ginásio

/ʒi.ˈna.zju/

//ʒi.ˈna.zju// noun

The verdict

“ginásio” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,307. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,307
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lugar em que se pratica a ginástica

Corpus desk

Index PT-ginasio · ginásio · Portuguese

ginásio · rank #5,307 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,307
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH galera

Nearest frequency peer: galera (-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 “ginásio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ginásio” 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).

ginásio vs ginasta
57% similar

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

Key facts for ginásio
PropertyValue
Headwordginásio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʒi.ˈna.zju/
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,307
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ginásio”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).ginásiocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “galera” (#5,306), “hit” (#5,308), “gajo” (#5,305). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “ginásio” fica em #5,307. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around ginásio (IPA /ʒi.ˈna.zju/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,307 among 521 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ginásio, with forms such as "gginásio", "ginnásio", and "ginsáio". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ginasta", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is ginásio, spelled G-I-N-Á-S-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    lugar em que se pratica a ginástica
  2. 2
    estabelecimento de ensino secundário

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gginásio
  • ginnásio
  • ginsáio
  • gináiso
  • ginásoi
  • ginássio
  • giánsio
  • gniásio
  • ignásio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

gginásio1ginnásio1ginsáio2gináiso2ginásoi2ginássio1giánsio2gniásio2
Edit distance from "ginásio"

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 "ginásio"?
"ginásio" is spelled G-I-N-Á-S-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ʒi.ˈna.zju/.
What does "ginásio" mean?
As a noun, "ginásio" means: lugar em que se pratica a ginástica
What words are commonly confused with "ginásio"?
"ginásio" is commonly confused with "ginasta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ginásio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ginásio" is /ʒi.ˈna.zju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ginásio" come from?
"ginásio" 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 "ginásio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list