girassol

/ʒi.ɾɐˈsɔw/

//ʒi.ɾɐˈsɔw// noun

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The verdict

“girassol” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #22,998. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,998
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - planta da família das asteráceas ou compostas, oriunda do Peru, de cujas sementes comestíveis se extrai um óleo alimentar

Corpus desk

Index PT-girassol · girassol · Portuguese

girassol · rank #22,998 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,998
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH Giorgio

Nearest frequency peer: Giorgio (-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 “girassol”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “girassol” 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
Key facts for girassol
PropertyValue
Headwordgirassol
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʒi.ɾɐˈsɔw/
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,998
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “girassol”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.girassolcai 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 “Giorgio” (#22,996), “gateway” (#22,995), “fútil” (#22,994). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “girassol” fica em #22,998. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around girassol (IPA /ʒi.ɾɐˈsɔw/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,998 among 521 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "planta da família das asteráceas ou compostas, oriunda do Peru, de cujas sementes comestíveis se extrai um óleo alimentar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for girassol, with forms such as "ggirassol", "giarssol", and "girasol". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is girassol, spelled G-I-R-A-S-S-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    planta da família das asteráceas ou compostas, oriunda do Peru, de cujas sementes comestíveis se extrai um óleo alimentar

Synonyms

tornessol

This word in other languages

sunflower(English)girasol(Español)tournesol(Français)Sonnenblume(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggirassol
  • giarssol
  • girasol
  • girasosl
  • girasslo
  • girassoll
  • girrassol
  • girsasol
  • griassol
  • igrassol

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggirassol1giarssol2girasol1girasosl2girasslo2girassoll1girrassol1girsasol2
Edit distance from "girassol"

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 "girassol"?
"girassol" is spelled G-I-R-A-S-S-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ʒi.ɾɐˈsɔw/.
What does "girassol" mean?
As a noun, "girassol" means: planta da família das asteráceas ou compostas, oriunda do Peru, de cujas sementes comestíveis se extrai um óleo alimentar
What are common misspellings of "girassol"?
Common misspellings include "ggirassol", "giarssol", "girasol", "girasosl", "girasslo". The correct spelling is "girassol".
How do you pronounce "girassol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "girassol" is /ʒi.ɾɐˈsɔw/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "girassol" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

empatado#22,961molécula#23,054críquete#22,930obsoleto#23,068

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

gateway10 variantshipnose10 variantsfalhado10 variantslatente10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list