macacão

/mɐ.kɐ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/

//mɐ.kɐ.ˈkɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“macacão” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,720. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,720
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - macaco grande

Corpus desk

Index PT-macacao · macacão · Portuguese

macacão · rank #23,720 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,720
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH malícia

Nearest frequency peer: malícia (+2 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 “macacão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “macacão” 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).

macacão vs maciço
57% similar
macacão vs machão
71% similar
macacão vs mutação
57% similar

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

Key facts for macacão
PropertyValue
Headwordmacacão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɐ.kɐ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,720
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “macacão”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).macacãocai 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 “malícia” (#23,722), “maxilar” (#23,726), “maximizar” (#23,727). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “macacão” fica em #23,720. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around macacão (IPA /mɐ.kɐ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,720 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for macacão, with forms such as "amcacão", "maaccão", and "macaccão". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "maciço", "machão", "mutação", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is macacão, spelled M-A-C-A-C-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    macaco grande
  2. 2
    vestimenta unissex composta por calça que veste até a altura dos ombros

Synonyms

jardineira

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amcacão
  • maaccão
  • macaccão
  • macacoã
  • macaãco
  • maccacão
  • maccaão
  • mcaacão
  • mmacacão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of macacão - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amcacão2maaccão2macaccão1macacoã2macaãco2maccacão1maccaão2mcaacão2
Edit distance from "macacão"

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 "macacão"?
"macacão" is spelled M-A-C-A-C-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐ.kɐ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/.
What does "macacão" mean?
As a noun, "macacão" means: macaco grande
What words are commonly confused with "macacão"?
"macacão" is commonly confused with "maciço", "machão", "mutação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "macacão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "macacão" is /mɐ.kɐ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "macacão" come from?
"macacão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

malícia#23,722maxilar#23,726January#23,708genital#23,675

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

mescla9 variantsespañol9 variantscolmeia9 variantsThierry9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list