intestino

/ĩj.tes.ˈtʃi.nu/

//ĩj.tes.ˈtʃi.nu// adj

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The verdict

“intestino” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,266. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,266
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que ocorre dentro de algo

Corpus desk

Index PT-intestino · intestino · Portuguese

intestino · rank #12,266 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,266
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH informativo

Nearest frequency peer: informativo (-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 “intestino”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “intestino” 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).

intestino vs investido
78% similar
intestino vs intestinos
90% similar
intestino vs interino
78% similar

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

Key facts for intestino
PropertyValue
Headwordintestino
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ĩj.tes.ˈtʃi.nu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,266
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “intestino”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).intestinocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “informativo” (#12,265), “incerto” (#12,264), “investigado” (#12,268). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “intestino” fica em #12,266. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around intestino (IPA /ĩj.tes.ˈtʃi.nu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,266 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for intestino, with forms such as "inetstino", "inntestino", and "intesitno". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "investido", "intestinos", "interino", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is intestino, spelled I-N-T-E-S-T-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que ocorre dentro de algo
  2. 2
    nacional, que não é estrangeiro

Synonyms

interiorinterno

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetstino
  • inntestino
  • intesitno
  • intesstino
  • intestinno
  • intestion
  • intestnio
  • intesttino
  • intetsino
  • intsetino
  • inttestino
  • itnestino
  • nitestino

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intestino - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

inetstino2inntestino1intesitno2intesstino1intestinno1intestion2intestnio2intesttino1
Edit distance from "intestino"

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 "intestino"?
"intestino" is spelled I-N-T-E-S-T-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩj.tes.ˈtʃi.nu/.
What does "intestino" mean?
As an adjective, "intestino" means: que ocorre dentro de algo
What words are commonly confused with "intestino"?
"intestino" is commonly confused with "investido", "intestinos", "interino". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intestino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intestino" is /ĩj.tes.ˈtʃi.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intestino" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list