macarrão
/mɐ.kɐ.ˈRɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“macarrão” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,391. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,391
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,087
- “M” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - qualquer tipo de massa alimentícia seca, independentemente do formato ou tamanho
Corpus desk
Index PT-macarrao · macarrão · Portuguese
macarrão · rank #10,391 · 9 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,391
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,087
- PHOTO-FINISH maldito
Nearest frequency peer: maldito (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “macarrão”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- key
key
89,617 corpus weight
- macarrão
macarrão
89,610 corpus weight
- maldito
maldito
89,609 corpus weight
- mania
mania
89,608 corpus weight
- merecer
merecer
89,603 corpus weight
- modernidade
modernidade
89,601 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “macarrão” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | macarrão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mɐ.kɐ.ˈRɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #10,391 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “macarrão” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around macarrão (IPA /mɐ.kɐ.ˈRɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,391 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 macarrão, with forms such as "amcarrão", "maacrrão", and "macarroã". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "macacão", "maçarico", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 macarrão, spelled M-A-C-A-R-R-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1qualquer tipo de massa alimentícia seca, independentemente do formato ou tamanho
- 2massa de farinha para culinária em formato tubular, cortado em tiras, geralmente ocas, de diâmetro e comprimento variáveis
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how macarrão appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Como bom italiano (radicado no Brasil desde 1976), o empresário Enrico Vezzani é um aficionado por macarrão.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amcarrão
- maacrrão
- macarroã
- macarão
- macarãro
- maccarrão
- macrarão
- mcaarrão
- mmacarrão
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of macarrão - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "macarrão", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
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.