Goiás

/ɡojˈa(j)s/ [ɡoɪ̯ˈa(ɪ̯)s]

//ɡojˈa(j)s/ [ɡoɪ̯ˈa(ɪ̯)s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Goiás” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,907. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,907
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estado brasileiro localizado ao leste da Região Centro-Oeste; tem como limites os estados de Tocantins ao norte, da Bahia ao leste, de Minas Gerais ao sudeste, de Mato Grosso do Sul a sudeste e o d...

Corpus desk

Index PT-goias · Goiás · Portuguese

Goiás · rank #3,907 · 6 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,907
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH girl

Nearest frequency peer: girl (-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 “Goiás”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Goiás” 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).

Goiás vs guia
20% similar
Goiás vs gota
20% similar
Goiás vs goma
20% similar

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

Key facts for Goiás
PropertyValue
HeadwordGoiás
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡojˈa(j)s/ [ɡoɪ̯ˈa(ɪ̯)s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,907
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “Goiás”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “girl” (#3,906), “fita” (#3,905), “igualdade” (#3,909). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “Goiás” fica em #3,907. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Goiás (IPA /ɡojˈa(j)s/ [ɡoɪ̯ˈa(ɪ̯)s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,907 among 521 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Goiás, with forms such as "ggoiás", "gioás", and "goisá". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "guia", "gota", "goma", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is Goiás, spelled G-O-I-Á-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    estado brasileiro localizado ao leste da Região Centro-Oeste; tem como limites os estados de Tocantins ao norte, da Bahia ao leste, de Minas Gerais ao sudeste, de Mato Grosso do Sul a sudeste e o de Mato Grosso a noroeste; sua capital é Goiânia; desmembrado a província de São Paulo ainda no período colonial, de seu território emancipou-se por último o estado do Tocantins
  2. 2
    município brasileiro do estado de Goiás, foi emancipada em 1732 com o nome de Vila Boa de Goyaz, e antiga capital do estado (desde a província em 1748 até a construção de Goiânia, na década de 1930), coloquialmente denominada Goiás Velho e sendo conhecida por seu casario colonial, pela Procissão do Fogaréu ou por ser a terra natal da poetisa Cora Coralina

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggoiás
  • gioás
  • goisá
  • goiáss
  • goáis
  • ogiás

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggoiás1gioás2goisá2goiáss1goáis2ogiás2
Edit distance from "Goiás"

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 "Goiás"?
"Goiás" is spelled G-O-I-Á-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡojˈa(j)s/ [ɡoɪ̯ˈa(ɪ̯)s].
What does "Goiás" mean?
As a noun, "Goiás" means: estado brasileiro localizado ao leste da Região Centro-Oeste; tem como limites os estados de Tocantins ao norte, da Bahia ao leste, de Minas Gerais ao sudeste, de Mato Grosso do Sul a sudeste e o d...
What words are commonly confused with "Goiás"?
"Goiás" is commonly confused with "guia", "gota", "goma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Goiás"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Goiás" is /ɡojˈa(j)s/ [ɡoɪ̯ˈa(ɪ̯)s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Goiás" come from?
"Goiás" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

diabo#3,894parto#3,925cobre#3,888ativo#3,881

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

girl6 variantsking6 variantsplay6 variantsSíria6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list