heroísmo

/i.ˈɾwiʒ.mu/

//i.ˈɾwiʒ.mu// noun

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The verdict

“heroísmo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #21,479. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,479
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade de quem é herói ou daquilo que é heroico

Corpus desk

Index PT-heroismo · heroísmo · Portuguese

heroísmo · rank #21,479 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #21,479
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH hipertensão

Nearest frequency peer: hipertensão (+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 “heroísmo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “heroísmo” 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).

heroísmo vs heroico
63% similar

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

Key facts for heroísmo
PropertyValue
Headwordheroísmo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.ˈɾwiʒ.mu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,479
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “heroísmo”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).heroísmocai 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 “hipertensão” (#21,480), “habitante” (#21,477), “grilo” (#21,475). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “heroísmo” fica em #21,479. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around heroísmo (IPA /i.ˈɾwiʒ.mu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,479 among 409 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for heroísmo, with forms such as "ehroísmo", "heorísmo", and "herosímo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "heroico", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is heroísmo, spelled H-E-R-O-Í-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade de quem é herói ou daquilo que é heroico
  2. 2
    bravura
  3. 3
    coragem

Synonyms

heroicidade

This word in other languages

heroism(English)heroísmo(Español)héroïsme(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehroísmo
  • heorísmo
  • herosímo
  • heroímso
  • heroísmmo
  • heroísom
  • heroíssmo
  • herroísmo
  • heríosmo
  • hheroísmo
  • hreoísmo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ehroísmo2heorísmo2herosímo2heroímso2heroísmmo1heroísom2heroíssmo1herroísmo1
Edit distance from "heroísmo"

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 "heroísmo"?
"heroísmo" is spelled H-E-R-O-Í-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /i.ˈɾwiʒ.mu/.
What does "heroísmo" mean?
As a noun, "heroísmo" means: qualidade de quem é herói ou daquilo que é heroico
What words are commonly confused with "heroísmo"?
"heroísmo" is commonly confused with "heroico". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "heroísmo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heroísmo" is /i.ˈɾwiʒ.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heroísmo" come from?
"heroísmo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

indireto#21,487leopardo#21,499medicine#21,513exagerar#21,443

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

mãozinha11 variantsortodoxo11 variantsplantel11 variantsrecreação11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list