horário
/o.ˈɾa.ɾju/
The verdict
“horário” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,466 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,466
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativo à hora
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 | horário |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /o.ˈɾa.ɾju/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,466 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “horário” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for horário is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /o.ˈɾa.ɾju/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,466 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for horário, with forms such as "hhorário", "horráio", and "horrário". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "herbário", "honorário", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is horário, spelled H-O-R-Á-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1relativo à hora
- 2que se dá ou realiza todas as horas
- 3no sentido das horas
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hhorário,horráio,horrário,horáiro,horároi,horárrio,hoárrio,hroário,ohrário
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of horário - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “horário”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is H-O-R-Á-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /o.ˈɾa.ɾju/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “herbário” - see the side-by-side comparison. horário vs herbário
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.