machão

/mɐ.ˈʃɐ̃w̃/

//mɐ.ˈʃɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“machão” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,901. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,901
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mulher de aspecto e de modos varonis

Corpus desk

Index PT-machao · machão · Portuguese

machão · rank #37,901 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,901
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH lipo

Nearest frequency peer: lipo (-7 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 “machão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “machão” 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).

machão vs maço
50% similar
machão vs manhã
67% similar
machão vs macho
83% similar

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

Key facts for machão
PropertyValue
Headwordmachão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɐ.ˈʃɐ̃w̃/
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,901
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “machão”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).machãocai 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 “lipo” (#37,894), “marrone” (#37,908), “lew” (#37,890). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “machão” fica em #37,901. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around machão (IPA /mɐ.ˈʃɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,901 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for machão, with forms such as "amchão", "macchão", and "machhão". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "maço", "manhã", "macho", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is machão, spelled M-A-C-H-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    mulher de aspecto e de modos varonis
  2. 2
    mulher de modo bravo
  3. 3
    homem muito viril

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amchão
  • macchão
  • machhão
  • machoã
  • macãho
  • mahcão
  • mcahão
  • mmachão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of machão - 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.

amchão2macchão1machhão1machoã2macãho2mahcão2mcahão2mmachão1
Edit distance from "machão"

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 "machão"?
"machão" is spelled M-A-C-H-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐ.ˈʃɐ̃w̃/.
What does "machão" mean?
As a noun, "machão" means: mulher de aspecto e de modos varonis
What words are commonly confused with "machão"?
"machão" is commonly confused with "maço", "manhã", "macho". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "machão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "machão" is /mɐ.ˈʃɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "machão" come from?
"machão" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

saldar#38,011signal#38,019taurus#38,047crível#37,733

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

marrone8 variantssussurro8 variantscalçar8 variantsbretão8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list