helicóptero
The verdict
“helicóptero” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,534. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,534
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 995
- “H” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - classe de engenhos mais pesados que o ar que decolam na vertical e são sustentados no ar por asas ou lâminas rotatórias que giram em eixos verticais por meio de energia fornecida por um motor
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | helicóptero |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #7,534 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “helicóptero” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around helicóptero, anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,534 among 995 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "classe de engenhos mais pesados que o ar que decolam na vertical e são sustentados no ar por asas ou lâminas rotatórias que giram em eixos verticais por meio de energia fornecida por um motor".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for helicóptero, with forms such as "ehlicóptero", "heilcóptero", and "helcióptero". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is helicóptero, spelled H-E-L-I-C-Ó-P-T-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1classe de engenhos mais pesados que o ar que decolam na vertical e são sustentados no ar por asas ou lâminas rotatórias que giram em eixos verticais por meio de energia fornecida por um motor
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ehlicóptero
- heilcóptero
- helcióptero
- heliccóptero
- helicpótero
- helicópetro
- helicópptero
- helicópteor
- helicópterro
- helicóptreo
- helicópttero
- helicótpero
- heliócptero
- hellicóptero
- hhelicóptero
- hleicóptero
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of helicóptero - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "helicóptero"?
What does "helicóptero" mean?
What are common misspellings of "helicóptero"?
What language does "helicóptero" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “helicóptero”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is H-E-L-I-C-Ó-P-T-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- 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.