intervalo

/ĩ.tɨɾ.ˈva.lu/

//ĩ.tɨɾ.ˈva.lu// noun

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The verdict

“intervalo” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,912. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,912
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - período de tempo entre dois eventos

Corpus desk

Index PT-intervalo · intervalo · Portuguese

intervalo · rank #3,912 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,912
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH intuito

Nearest frequency peer: intuito (+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 “intervalo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “intervalo” 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).

intervalo vs intervalos
90% similar
intervalo vs internal
78% similar

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

Key facts for intervalo
PropertyValue
Headwordintervalo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ĩ.tɨɾ.ˈva.lu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,912
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “intervalo”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “intuito” (#3,913), “igualdade” (#3,909), “king” (#3,916). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “intervalo” fica em #3,912. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around intervalo (IPA /ĩ.tɨɾ.ˈva.lu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,912 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for intervalo, with forms such as "inetrvalo", "inntervalo", and "interavlo". 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, "intervalos", "internal", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is intervalo, spelled I-N-T-E-R-V-A-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    período de tempo entre dois eventos
  2. 2
    breve período de tempo, ocorrido no meio de uma atividade, para descanso
  3. 3
    propaganda comercial na televisão
  4. 4
    subconjunto de uma reta
  5. 5
    relação entre dois sons quanto à sua frequência

This word in other languages

break(English)intervalo(Español)mi-temps(Français)Unterbrechung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrvalo
  • inntervalo
  • interavlo
  • interrvalo
  • intervallo
  • intervaol
  • intervlao
  • intervvalo
  • intevralo
  • intrevalo
  • inttervalo
  • itnervalo
  • nitervalo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inetrvalo2inntervalo1interavlo2interrvalo1intervallo1intervaol2intervlao2intervvalo1
Edit distance from "intervalo"

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 "intervalo"?
"intervalo" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-V-A-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.tɨɾ.ˈva.lu/.
What does "intervalo" mean?
As a noun, "intervalo" means: período de tempo entre dois eventos
What words are commonly confused with "intervalo"?
"intervalo" is commonly confused with "intervalos", "internal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intervalo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intervalo" is /ĩ.tɨɾ.ˈva.lu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intervalo" come from?
"intervalo" 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 "intervalo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

igualdade#3,909comemorar#3,889abandonar#3,871demasiado#3,975

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

reprodução13 variantspreparação13 variantsincidente13 variantsagradável13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list