jogo
/ˈʒo.ɡu/
The verdict
“jogo” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #233 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #233
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - atividade recreativa que segue certas regras
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 | jogo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʒo.ɡu/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #233 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jogo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for jogo is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈʒo.ɡu/. Corpus data places it at rank #233 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for jogo, with forms such as "jgoo", "jjogo", and "joggo". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "joy", "José", "John", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is jogo, spelled J-O-G-O.
Definition
- 1atividade recreativa que segue certas regras
- 2competição
- 3uma partida de um esporte
- 4conjunto de peças formando um todo
- 5brinquedo
- 6atividade em que se arrisca dinheiro ou outros objetos
- 7ardil, manha
- 8real intenção, verdadeira pretensão; verdade do que se passa
- 9pedra rolada de rio
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: jgoo,jjogo,joggo,joog,ojgo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jogo - 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.
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 “jogo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is J-O-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈʒo.ɡu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “joy” - see the side-by-side comparison. jogo vs joy
- 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.