governo

/go.ˈveɹ.nu/

//go.ˈveɹ.nu// noun

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The verdict

“governo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #238. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#238
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de governar

Corpus desk

Index PT-governo · governo · Portuguese

governo · rank #238 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-CORE #238
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH pai

Nearest frequency peer: pai (+2 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 “governo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “governo” 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).

governo vs governar
75% similar

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

Key facts for governo
PropertyValue
Headwordgoverno
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/go.ˈveɹ.nu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#238
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “governo”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).governocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “pai” (#240), “pessoa” (#235), “quase” (#241). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “governo” fica em #238. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around governo (IPA /go.ˈveɹ.nu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #238 among 521 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for governo, with forms such as "ggoverno", "goevrno", and "govenro". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "governar", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is governo, spelled G-O-V-E-R-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de governar
  2. 2
    poder executivo
  3. 3
    administração
  4. 4
    regime
  5. 5
    instituição que administra um território
  6. 6
    controle, domínio

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Não tens governo nela e depois admiras-te...

Antonyms

desgoverno

This word in other languages

government(English)gobierno(Español)gouvernement(Français)Regierung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggoverno
  • goevrno
  • govenro
  • governno
  • goveron
  • goverrno
  • govreno
  • govverno
  • gvoerno
  • ogverno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggoverno1goevrno2govenro2governno1goveron2goverrno1govreno2govverno1
Edit distance from "governo"

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 "governo"?
"governo" is spelled G-O-V-E-R-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /go.ˈveɹ.nu/.
What does "governo" mean?
As a noun, "governo" means: ato ou efeito de governar
What words are commonly confused with "governo"?
"governo" is commonly confused with "governar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "governo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "governo" is /go.ˈveɹ.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "governo" come from?
"governo" 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 "governo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

verdade10 variantsmomento10 variantsninguém10 variantssistema10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list