mando

/ˈmɐ̃.du/

//ˈmɐ̃.du// verb

The verdict

“mando” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,551. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,551
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo mandar

Corpus desk

Index PT-mando · mando · Portuguese

mando · rank #5,551 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,551
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH livrar

Nearest frequency peer: livrar (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “mando”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mando” 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).

mando vs mão
40% similar
mando vs medo
60% similar
mando vs modo
60% similar

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

Key facts for mando
PropertyValue
Headwordmando
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈmɐ̃.du/
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,551
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mando”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.mandocai 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 “livrar” (#5,550), “mineração” (#5,553), “modalidade” (#5,554). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mando” fica em #5,551. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around mando (IPA /ˈmɐ̃.du/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,551 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo mandar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mando, with forms such as "amndo", "madno", and "manddo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mão", "medo", "modo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is mando, spelled M-A-N-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo mandar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amndo
  • madno
  • manddo
  • manndo
  • manod
  • mmando
  • mnado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mando - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amndo2madno2manddo1manndo1manod2mmando1mnado2
Edit distance from "mando"

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 "mando"?
"mando" is spelled M-A-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɐ̃.du/.
What does "mando" mean?
As a verb, "mando" means: primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo mandar
What words are commonly confused with "mando"?
"mando" is commonly confused with "mão", "medo", "modo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mando"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mando" is /ˈmɐ̃.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mando" come from?
"mando" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list