heroico

/i.ˈɾɔj.ku/

//i.ˈɾɔj.ku// adj

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The verdict

“heroico” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,837. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,837
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - próprio de herói

Corpus desk

Index PT-heroico · heroico · Portuguese

heroico · rank #37,837 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,837
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH hajam

Nearest frequency peer: hajam (-3 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 “heroico”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “heroico” 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).

heroico vs heroísmo
63% similar
heroico vs herói
57% similar
heroico vs heroica
86% similar

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

Key facts for heroico
PropertyValue
Headwordheroico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/i.ˈɾɔj.ku/
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,837
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “heroico”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).heroicocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “hajam” (#37,834), “historiografia” (#37,840), “imprudência” (#37,850). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “heroico” fica em #37,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around heroico (IPA /i.ˈɾɔj.ku/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,837 among 409 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for heroico, with forms such as "ehroico", "heorico", and "herioco". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "heroísmo", "herói", "heroica", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is heroico, spelled H-E-R-O-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    próprio de herói
  2. 2
    enérgico
  3. 3
    muito eficaz
  4. 4
    ousado

Synonyms

heróico

This word in other languages

heroic(English)heroico(Español)héroïque(Français)heroisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehroico
  • heorico
  • herioco
  • herocio
  • heroicco
  • heroioc
  • herroico
  • hheroico
  • hreoico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ehroico2heorico2herioco2herocio2heroicco1heroioc2herroico1hheroico1
Edit distance from "heroico"

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 "heroico"?
"heroico" is spelled H-E-R-O-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /i.ˈɾɔj.ku/.
What does "heroico" mean?
As an adjective, "heroico" means: próprio de herói
What words are commonly confused with "heroico"?
"heroico" is commonly confused with "heroísmo", "herói", "heroica". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "heroico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heroico" is /i.ˈɾɔj.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heroico" come from?
"heroico" 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 "heroico", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

incidir#37,852indagar#37,853estrume#37,791elétron#37,779

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

demónio9 variantscrível9 variantssaldar9 variantssignal9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list