medroso

/mɨ.ˈdɾo.zu/

//mɨ.ˈdɾo.zu// adj

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The verdict

“medroso” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #35,236. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,236
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que facilmente se assusta

Corpus desk

Index PT-medroso · medroso · Portuguese

medroso · rank #35,236 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,236
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH meticulosamen…

Nearest frequency peer: meticulosamente (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “medroso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “medroso” 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 medroso
PropertyValue
Headwordmedroso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/mɨ.ˈdɾo.zu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,236
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “medroso”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).medrosocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “meticulosamente” (#35,239), “momentâneo” (#35,243), “munch” (#35,248). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “medroso” fica em #35,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around medroso (IPA /mɨ.ˈdɾo.zu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,236 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for medroso, with forms such as "emdroso", "mderoso", and "meddroso". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is medroso, spelled M-E-D-R-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que facilmente se assusta
  2. 2
    tímido, acanhado
  3. 3
    cobarde

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Depois dessa passeata, descobri que Jam não tinha medo da polícia, ou que era muito menos medroso do que eu.

This word in other languages

peureux(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emdroso
  • mderoso
  • meddroso
  • medorso
  • medroos
  • medrosso
  • medrroso
  • medrsoo
  • merdoso
  • mmedroso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emdroso2mderoso2meddroso1medorso2medroos2medrosso1medrroso1medrsoo2
Edit distance from "medroso"

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 "medroso"?
"medroso" is spelled M-E-D-R-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /mɨ.ˈdɾo.zu/.
What does "medroso" mean?
As an adjective, "medroso" means: que facilmente se assusta
What are common misspellings of "medroso"?
Common misspellings include "emdroso", "mderoso", "meddroso", "medorso", "medroos". The correct spelling is "medroso".
How do you pronounce "medroso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "medroso" is /mɨ.ˈdɾo.zu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "medroso" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

pêndulo#35,303sexismo#35,344soberbo#35,350cremoso#35,085

Similar misspelling depth

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

certain10 variantsarrombar10 variantsbeliche10 variantscomenda10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list