masmorra
/mɐʒ.ˈmo.Rɐ/
The verdict
“masmorra” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #40,674. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #40,674
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,261
- “M” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - local onde se mantêm aprisionadas pessoas, normalmente sítio escuro, sombrio e pouco arejado, com poucas aberturas e as existentes gradeadas; cadeia; calabouço
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | masmorra |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mɐʒ.ˈmo.Rɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #40,674 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “masmorra” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around masmorra (IPA /mɐʒ.ˈmo.Rɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,674 among 2,261 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "local onde se mantêm aprisionadas pessoas, normalmente sítio escuro, sombrio e pouco arejado, com poucas aberturas e as existentes gradeadas; cadeia; calabouço".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for masmorra, with forms such as "amsmorra", "mamsorra", and "masmmorra". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is masmorra, spelled M-A-S-M-O-R-R-A.
Definition
- 1local onde se mantêm aprisionadas pessoas, normalmente sítio escuro, sombrio e pouco arejado, com poucas aberturas e as existentes gradeadas; cadeia; calabouço
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amsmorra
- mamsorra
- masmmorra
- masmora
- masmorar
- masmrora
- masomrra
- massmorra
- mmasmorra
- msamorra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of masmorra - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “masmorra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-S-M-O-R-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /mɐʒ.ˈmo.Rɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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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.