jogo

/ˈʒo.ɡu/

//ˈʒo.ɡu// noun

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The verdict

“jogo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #233. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#233
frequency rank, Portuguese
196
“J” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - atividade recreativa que segue certas regras

Corpus desk

Index PT-jogo · jogo · Portuguese

jogo · rank #233 · 5 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #233
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 196
  • PHOTO-FINISH hora

Nearest frequency peer: hora (-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 “jogo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “jogo” 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).

jogo vs joy
50% similar
jogo vs José
25% similar
jogo vs John
25% similar

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

Key facts for jogo
PropertyValue
Headwordjogo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈʒo.ɡu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#233
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “jogo”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).jogocai 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 “hora” (#232), “num” (#234), “pessoa” (#235). Entre 196 lemas com “J”, “jogo” fica em #233. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around jogo (IPA /ˈʒo.ɡu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #233 among 196 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    atividade recreativa que segue certas regras
  2. 2
    competição
  3. 3
    uma partida de um esporte
  4. 4
    conjunto de peças formando um todo
  5. 5
    brinquedo
  6. 6
    atividade em que se arrisca dinheiro ou outros objetos
  7. 7
    ardil, manha
  8. 8
    real intenção, verdadeira pretensão; verdade do que se passa
  9. 9
    pedra rolada de rio

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how jogo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A entidade optou por fazer novo sorteio do juiz do jogo entre Goiás e São Paulo e afastar Tardelli.
  2. Depois que as autoridades quebraram o monopólio do magnata local dos cassinos, Stanley Ho, em 2002, a receita do jogo aqui quase triplicou entre 2003 e 2007.

This word in other languages

game(English)juego(Español)jeu(Français)Spiel(Deutsch)

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.

jgoo2jjogo1joggo1joog2ojgo2
Edit distance from "jogo"

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 "jogo"?
"jogo" is spelled J-O-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʒo.ɡu/.
What does "jogo" mean?
As a noun, "jogo" means: atividade recreativa que segue certas regras
What words are commonly confused with "jogo"?
"jogo" is commonly confused with "joy", "José", "John". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jogo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jogo" is /ˈʒo.ɡu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jogo" come from?
"jogo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hora#232algo#222fora#246sido#218

Similar misspelling depth

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

pois5 variantspaís5 variantsfoto5 variantsdisso5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list