melhoramento

/mɨ.ʎu.ɾɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/

//mɨ.ʎu.ɾɐ.ˈmẽ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“melhoramento” has 18 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #21,515. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,515
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de melhorar

Corpus desk

Index PT-melhoramento · melhoramento · Portuguese

melhoramento · rank #21,515 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,515
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH medicine

Nearest frequency peer: medicine (-2 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 “melhoramento”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “melhoramento” 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 melhoramento
PropertyValue
Headwordmelhoramento
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɨ.ʎu.ɾɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/
Letters12
Frequency rank#21,515
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “melhoramento”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.melhoramentocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “medicine” (#21,513), “masculinidade” (#21,510), “mãozinha” (#21,522). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “melhoramento” fica em #21,515. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around melhoramento (IPA /mɨ.ʎu.ɾɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,515 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ato ou efeito de melhorar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for melhoramento, with forms such as "emlhoramento", "mehloramento", and "melhhoramento". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 melhoramento, spelled M-E-L-H-O-R-A-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de melhorar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Muitas das novas espécies, antes importadas, começam a ser desenvolvidas no País, numa parceria entre produtores e laboratórios de melhoramento genético.

Synonyms

melhoramelhoradamelhoria

Antonyms

piorapioradapioramentopioria

This word in other languages

betterment(English)amélioration(Français)Besserstellung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emlhoramento
  • mehloramento
  • melhhoramento
  • melhoarmento
  • melhoraemnto
  • melhoramennto
  • melhoramenot
  • melhoramentto
  • melhorametno
  • melhorammento
  • melhoramneto
  • melhormaento
  • melhorramento
  • melhroamento
  • mellhoramento
  • melohramento
  • mlehoramento
  • mmelhoramento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emlhoramento2mehloramento2melhhoramento1melhoarmento2melhoraemnto2melhoramennto1melhoramenot2melhoramentto1
Edit distance from "melhoramento"

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 "melhoramento"?
"melhoramento" is spelled M-E-L-H-O-R-A-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /mɨ.ʎu.ɾɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/.
What does "melhoramento" mean?
As a noun, "melhoramento" means: ato ou efeito de melhorar
What are common misspellings of "melhoramento"?
Common misspellings include "emlhoramento", "mehloramento", "melhhoramento", "melhoarmento", "melhoraemnto". The correct spelling is "melhoramento".
How do you pronounce "melhoramento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "melhoramento" is /mɨ.ʎu.ɾɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "melhoramento" come from?
"melhoramento" 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 "melhoramento", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

expressamente18 variantsquatrocentos18 variantsracionalidade18 variantsautomobilismo18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list