longo

//ˈlõ.ɡu// adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#479

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

longo is anPortugueseadj. It means: de grande extensão, comprido Pronounced /ˈlõ.ɡu/. It ranks #479 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with louco and louro.

Key facts for longo
PropertyValue
Headwordlongo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/ˈlõ.ɡu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#479
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of longo in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for longo is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈlõ.ɡu/. Corpus data places it at rank #479 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for longo, with forms such as "llongo", "lnogo", and "logno". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "louco", "louro", "logo", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is longo, spelled L-O-N-G-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    de grande extensão, comprido
  2. 2
    de grande duração, duradouro

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: llongo,lnogo,logno,longgo,lonngo,lonog,olngo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for longo

Misspelling Variants of "longo"

llongo6lnogo5logno5longgo6lonngo6lonog5olngo5
Misspelling Variants of "longo"

Frequency rank: #479 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "longo"?
"longo" is spelled L-O-N-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlõ.ɡu/.
What does "longo" mean?
As an adj, "longo" means: de grande extensão, comprido
What words are commonly confused with "longo"?
"longo" is commonly confused with "louco", "louro", "logo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "longo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "longo" is /ˈlõ.ɡu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "longo" come from?
"longo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.