handebol

noun

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The verdict

“handebol” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,075. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,075
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - desporto coletivo, praticado de forma semelhante ao futsal, porém com mais jogadores e com as mãos

Corpus desk

Index PT-handebol · handebol · Portuguese

handebol · rank #12,075 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,075
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH hostil

Nearest frequency peer: hostil (+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 “handebol”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “handebol” 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
Key facts for handebol
PropertyValue
Headwordhandebol
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,075
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “handebol”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.handebolcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “hostil” (#12,076), “im” (#12,077), “golden” (#12,072). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “handebol” fica em #12,075. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around handebol, anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,075 among 409 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "desporto coletivo, praticado de forma semelhante ao futsal, porém com mais jogadores e com as mãos".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for handebol, with forms such as "ahndebol", "hadnebol", and "handbeol". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is handebol, spelled H-A-N-D-E-B-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    desporto coletivo, praticado de forma semelhante ao futsal, porém com mais jogadores e com as mãos

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mas acho que a TV aberta poderia ajudar a mudar o quadro, como a Bandeirantes fez na popularização do vôlei. Por exemplo: tenho certeza que um trabalho semelhante no handebol traria resultados, pois esse é o esporte mais praticado nos colégios, hoje. Mas como muitas vezes se pensa só em retorno imediato, opta-se pelo futebol, que é garantido.

This word in other languages

handball(English)balonmano(Español)handball(Français)Handball(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahndebol
  • hadnebol
  • handbeol
  • handdebol
  • handebbol
  • handeblo
  • handeboll
  • handeobl
  • hanedbol
  • hanndebol
  • hhandebol
  • hnadebol

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahndebol2hadnebol2handbeol2handdebol1handebbol1handeblo2handeboll1handeobl2
Edit distance from "handebol"

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 "handebol"?
"handebol" is spelled H-A-N-D-E-B-O-L.
What does "handebol" mean?
As a noun, "handebol" means: desporto coletivo, praticado de forma semelhante ao futsal, porém com mais jogadores e com as mãos
What are common misspellings of "handebol"?
Common misspellings include "ahndebol", "hadnebol", "handbeol", "handdebol", "handebbol". The correct spelling is "handebol".
What language does "handebol" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lamentar#12,093embarcar#12,049descarga#12,034obsessão#12,116

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

ambicioso12 variantsdiscreto12 variantsdespedir12 variantsdeslocar12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list