Kosovo
/kɔˈzovu/
The verdict
“Kosovo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,399. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #14,399
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 656
- “K” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - país na península dos Bálcãs
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kosovo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɔˈzovu/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #14,399 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kosovo” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Kosovo (IPA /kɔˈzovu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,399 among 656 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "país na península dos Bálcãs".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kosovo, with forms such as "kkosovo", "koosvo", and "kosoov". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is Kosovo, spelled K-O-S-O-V-O.
Definition
- 1país na península dos Bálcãs
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- kkosovo
- koosvo
- kosoov
- kosovvo
- kossovo
- kosvoo
- ksoovo
- oksovo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kosovo - 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 “Kosovo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is K-O-S-O-V-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɔˈzovu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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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.