golpe

noun

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The verdict

“golpe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,747. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,747
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pancada, choque (físico ou moral)

Corpus desk

Index PT-golpe · golpe · Portuguese

golpe · rank #1,747 · 7 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,747
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH gol

Nearest frequency peer: gol (-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 “golpe”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “golpe” 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).

golpe vs gripe
60% similar
golpe vs gospel
67% similar
golpe vs gol
60% similar

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

Key facts for golpe
PropertyValue
Headwordgolpe
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,747
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “golpe”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.golpecai 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 “gol” (#1,746), “gás” (#1,748), “floresta” (#1,745). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “golpe” fica em #1,747. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around golpe, anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,747 among 521 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for golpe, with forms such as "ggolpe", "glope", and "golep". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "gripe", "gospel", "gol", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 golpe, spelled G-O-L-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    pancada, choque (físico ou moral)
  2. 2
    tomada do poder por meios violentos, sem a participação do povo; golpe de Estado
  3. 3
    trapaça para retirar dinheiro de outros
  4. 4
    acontecimento inesperado

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Deu um golpe de caratê no bandido.
  2. A quebra da Bolsa foi um golpe na confiança do público.

This word in other languages

blow(English)golpe(Español)coup(Français)Schlag(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggolpe
  • glope
  • golep
  • gollpe
  • golppe
  • gople
  • oglpe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggolpe1glope2golep2gollpe1golppe1gople2oglpe2
Edit distance from "golpe"

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 "golpe"?
"golpe" is spelled G-O-L-P-E.
What does "golpe" mean?
As a noun, "golpe" means: pancada, choque (físico ou moral)
What words are commonly confused with "golpe"?
"golpe" is commonly confused with "gripe", "gospel", "gol". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "golpe" come from?
"golpe" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ligar#1,751lutar#1,752marco#1,754moral#1,755

Similar misspelling depth

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

caras7 variantsvenda7 variantsposto7 variantscusto7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list