glaucoma

/ɡlaw.ˈko.mɐ/

//ɡlaw.ˈko.mɐ// noun

The verdict

“glaucoma” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #44,875. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,875
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - designação genérica de um grupo de doenças que atingem o nervo ótico e envolvem a perda de células ganglionares da retina num padrão característico de neuropatia ótica

Corpus desk

Index PT-glaucoma · glaucoma · Portuguese

glaucoma · rank #44,875 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,875
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH germinação

Nearest frequency peer: germinação (-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 “glaucoma”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “glaucoma” 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 glaucoma
PropertyValue
Headwordglaucoma
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡlaw.ˈko.mɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#44,875
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “glaucoma”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.glaucomacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “germinação” (#44,874), “fénix” (#44,870), “graduar” (#44,880). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “glaucoma” fica em #44,875. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around glaucoma (IPA /ɡlaw.ˈko.mɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,875 among 521 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "designação genérica de um grupo de doenças que atingem o nervo ótico e envolvem a perda de células ganglionares da retina num padrão característico de neuropatia ótica".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for glaucoma, with forms such as "galucoma", "gglaucoma", and "glacuoma". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is glaucoma, spelled G-L-A-U-C-O-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    designação genérica de um grupo de doenças que atingem o nervo ótico e envolvem a perda de células ganglionares da retina num padrão característico de neuropatia ótica

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A falta do remédio pode causar problemas cardíacos, glaucoma, insuficiência renal e deficiências circulatórias.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • galucoma
  • gglaucoma
  • glacuoma
  • glauccoma
  • glaucmoa
  • glaucoam
  • glaucomma
  • glauocma
  • gllaucoma
  • gluacoma
  • lgaucoma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

galucoma2gglaucoma1glacuoma2glauccoma1glaucmoa2glaucoam2glaucomma1glauocma2
Edit distance from "glaucoma"

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 "glaucoma"?
"glaucoma" is spelled G-L-A-U-C-O-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡlaw.ˈko.mɐ/.
What does "glaucoma" mean?
As a noun, "glaucoma" means: designação genérica de um grupo de doenças que atingem o nervo ótico e envolvem a perda de células ganglionares da retina num padrão característico de neuropatia ótica
What are common misspellings of "glaucoma"?
Common misspellings include "galucoma", "gglaucoma", "glacuoma", "glauccoma", "glaucmoa". The correct spelling is "glaucoma".
How do you pronounce "glaucoma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glaucoma" is /ɡlaw.ˈko.mɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glaucoma" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list