golaço

noun

The verdict

“golaço” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #33,002. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,002
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gol muito bonito ou realizado com grande maestria

Corpus desk

Index PT-golaco · golaço · Portuguese

golaço · rank #33,002 · 7 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,002
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH fry

Nearest frequency peer: fry (-5 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 “golaço”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “golaço” 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).

golaço vs golfo
67% similar
golaço vs gótico
33% similar
golaço vs gozado
67% similar

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

Key facts for golaço
PropertyValue
Headwordgolaço
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,002
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “golaço”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).golaçocai 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 “fry” (#32,997), “harmonioso” (#33,007), “Frau” (#32,994). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “golaço” fica em #33,002. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around golaço, anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,002 among 521 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "gol muito bonito ou realizado com grande maestria".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for golaço, with forms such as "ggolaço", "gloaço", and "goalço". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "golfo", "gótico", "gozado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 golaço, spelled G-O-L-A-Ç-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    gol muito bonito ou realizado com grande maestria

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Meia desequilibra e faz golaço no triunfo por 1 a 0 sobre o ABC, antes da decisão contra o Botafogo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggolaço
  • gloaço
  • goalço
  • golaoç
  • gollaço
  • golçao
  • oglaço

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggolaço1gloaço2goalço2golaoç2gollaço1golçao2oglaço2
Edit distance from "golaço"

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 "golaço"?
"golaço" is spelled G-O-L-A-Ç-O.
What does "golaço" mean?
As a noun, "golaço" means: gol muito bonito ou realizado com grande maestria
What words are commonly confused with "golaço"?
"golaço" is commonly confused with "golfo", "gótico", "gozado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "golaço" come from?
"golaço" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list