medonho

/mɨ.ˈdo.ɲu/

//mɨ.ˈdo.ɲu// adj

The verdict

“medonho” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #46,949. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,949
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que causa medo e espanto

Corpus desk

Index PT-medonho · medonho · Portuguese

medonho · rank #46,949 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,949
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH melado

Nearest frequency peer: melado (+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 “medonho”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “medonho” 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
Key facts for medonho
PropertyValue
Headwordmedonho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/mɨ.ˈdo.ɲu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#46,949
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “medonho”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.medonhocai 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 “melado” (#46,950), “matiz” (#46,943), “nalgumas” (#46,969). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “medonho” fica em #46,949. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around medonho (IPA /mɨ.ˈdo.ɲu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,949 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for medonho, with forms such as "emdonho", "mdeonho", and "meddonho". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is medonho, spelled M-E-D-O-N-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que causa medo e espanto
  2. 2
    horrível
  3. 3
    terrível
  4. 4
    assustador
  5. 5
    repugnante
  6. 6
    de tamanho grande

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emdonho
  • mdeonho
  • meddonho
  • mednoho
  • medohno
  • medonhho
  • medonnho
  • medonoh
  • meodnho
  • mmedonho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emdonho2mdeonho2meddonho1mednoho2medohno2medonhho1medonnho1medonoh2
Edit distance from "medonho"

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 "medonho"?
"medonho" is spelled M-E-D-O-N-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /mɨ.ˈdo.ɲu/.
What does "medonho" mean?
As an adjective, "medonho" means: que causa medo e espanto
What are common misspellings of "medonho"?
Common misspellings include "emdonho", "mdeonho", "meddonho", "mednoho", "medohno". The correct spelling is "medonho".
How do you pronounce "medonho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "medonho" is /mɨ.ˈdo.ɲu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "medonho" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list