hambúrguer
/ɐ̃.ˈbuɾ.ɡɐɾ/
The verdict
“hambúrguer” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,349. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,349
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 995
- “H” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bife de carne picada de forma arredondada, servido no pão ou no prato
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 | hambúrguer |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ̃.ˈbuɾ.ɡɐɾ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #9,349 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hambúrguer” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around hambúrguer (IPA /ɐ̃.ˈbuɾ.ɡɐɾ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,349 among 995 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "bife de carne picada de forma arredondada, servido no pão ou no prato".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for hambúrguer, with forms such as "ahmbúrguer", "habmúrguer", and "hambbúrguer". 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, "Hamburger", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 hambúrguer, spelled H-A-M-B-Ú-R-G-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1bife de carne picada de forma arredondada, servido no pão ou no prato
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ahmbúrguer
- habmúrguer
- hambbúrguer
- hambrúguer
- hambúgruer
- hambúrgeur
- hambúrgguer
- hambúrguerr
- hambúrgure
- hambúrrguer
- hambúruger
- hammbúrguer
- hamúbrguer
- hhambúrguer
- hmabúrguer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hambúrguer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “hambúrguer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is H-A-M-B-Ú-R-G-U-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ̃.ˈbuɾ.ɡɐɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Hamburger” - see the side-by-side comparison. hambúrguer vs Hamburger
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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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.