magnus

adj

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The verdict

“magnus” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,570. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,570
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,261
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - grande

Corpus desk

Index PT-magnus · magnus · Portuguese

magnus · rank #17,570 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #17,570
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,261
  • PHOTO-FINISH ligeiro

Nearest frequency peer: ligeiro (-3 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 “magnus”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “magnus” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

magnus vs magno
67% similar

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

Key facts for magnus
PropertyValue
Headwordmagnus
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,570
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “magnus” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). magnus lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around magnus, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,570 among 2,261 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for magnus, with forms such as "amgnus", "maggnus", and "magnnus". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "magno", 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is magnus, spelled M-A-G-N-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    grande
  2. 2
    importante

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how magnus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Magna Brittannia

Antonyms

parvus

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amgnus
  • maggnus
  • magnnus
  • magnsu
  • magnuss
  • maguns
  • mangus
  • mganus
  • mmagnus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amgnus2maggnus1magnnus1magnsu2magnuss1maguns2mangus2mganus2
Edit distance from "magnus"

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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "magnus"?
"magnus" is spelled M-A-G-N-U-S.
What does "magnus" mean?
As an adjective, "magnus" means: grande
What words are commonly confused with "magnus"?
"magnus" is commonly confused with "magno". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "magnus" come from?
"magnus" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

orador#17,593patroa#17,599pelado#17,601travel#17,657

Similar misspelling depth

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

ligeiro9 variantsferreiro9 variantssediado9 variantssilício9 variants
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list