google

/ˈguːgəl/

//ˈguːgəl// verb

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The verdict

“google” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,493. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,493
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - guglar

Corpus desk

Index PT-google · google · Portuguese

google · rank #1,493 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,493
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH geralmente

Nearest frequency peer: geralmente (-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 “google”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “google” 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).

google vs gole
67% similar

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

Key facts for google
PropertyValue
Headwordgoogle
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈguːgəl/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,493
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “google”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).googlecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “geralmente” (#1,492), “humana” (#1,494), “foco” (#1,491). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “google” fica em #1,493. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around google (IPA /ˈguːgəl/), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,493 among 521 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for google, with forms such as "ggoogle", "gogle", and "gogole". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "gole", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 google, spelled G-O-O-G-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    guglar
  2. 2
    ser localizável por algum buscador da Internet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tom googles all of his prospective girlfriends.
  2. I googled him but there were no references to him on the Internet.

This word in other languages

googeln(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggoogle
  • gogle
  • gogole
  • googel
  • googgle
  • googlle
  • goolge
  • ogogle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggoogle1gogle1gogole2googel2googgle1googlle1goolge2ogogle2
Edit distance from "google"

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 "google"?
"google" is spelled G-O-O-G-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈguːgəl/.
What does "google" mean?
As a verb, "google" means: guglar
What words are commonly confused with "google"?
"google" is commonly confused with "gole". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "google"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "google" is /ˈguːgəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "google" come from?
"google" 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 "google", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

humana#1,494jardim#1,495diário#1,488buscar#1,484

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

regime8 variantspadrão8 variantsafinal8 variantsDaniel8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list