gótico
/ˈɡɔ.ti.ku/
The verdict
“gótico” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #20,020. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #20,020
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,241
- “G” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativo ou proveniente dos godos, um dos povos germânicos
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gótico |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɡɔ.ti.ku/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #20,020 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gótico” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around gótico (IPA /ˈɡɔ.ti.ku/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,020 among 1,241 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for gótico, with forms such as "ggótico", "gtóico", and "góitco". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "golaço", 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is gótico, spelled G-Ó-T-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1relativo ou proveniente dos godos, um dos povos germânicos
- 2diz-se de um tipo de caligrafia
- 3diz-se do estilo arquitetónico/arquitetônico prevalecente na Europa Ocidental nos séculos XIII a XV que se caracterizava pela abundante utilização de arcos e abóbadas em ogiva
- 4diz-se de um tipo de narrativa surgida nos finais do século XVIII, entre alguns escritores românticos, cuja ação, inspirada na literatura escandinava, se desenrola geralmente em ambientes lúgubres e remotos e se compõe de incidentes macabros, misteriosos e violentos
- 5bárbaro, selvagem
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ggótico
- gtóico
- góitco
- gótcio
- góticco
- gótioc
- góttico
- ógtico
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gótico - 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.
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.
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Using “gótico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is G-Ó-T-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɡɔ.ti.ku/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “golaço” - see the side-by-side comparison. gótico vs golaço
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.