mergulho

/mɨɾ.ˈɡu.ʎu/

//mɨɾ.ˈɡu.ʎu// noun

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The verdict

“mergulho” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,361. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,361
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-mergulho · mergulho · Portuguese

mergulho · rank #8,361 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,361
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH morador

Nearest frequency peer: morador (+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 “mergulho”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mergulho” 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).

mergulho vs mergulhar
78% similar

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

Key facts for mergulho
PropertyValue
Headwordmergulho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɨɾ.ˈɡu.ʎu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,361
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mergulho”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.mergulhocai 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 “morador” (#8,363), “livraria” (#8,358), “legítimo” (#8,355). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mergulho” fica em #8,361. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around mergulho (IPA /mɨɾ.ˈɡu.ʎu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,361 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for mergulho, with forms such as "emrgulho", "megrulho", and "merggulho". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "mergulhar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 mergulho, spelled M-E-R-G-U-L-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de mergulhar
  2. 2
    lançar-se na água
  3. 3
    propagação da videira, ou outros vegetais, na que um sarmento ou ramo é enterrado sem ser cortado do seu pé, para a produção de raízes e obtenção de uma nova planta

Synonyms

tibungo

This word in other languages

dip(English)trempage(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emrgulho
  • megrulho
  • merggulho
  • mergluho
  • merguhlo
  • mergulhho
  • mergullho
  • merguloh
  • merrgulho
  • meruglho
  • mmergulho
  • mregulho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mergulho - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emrgulho2megrulho2merggulho1mergluho2merguhlo2mergulhho1mergullho1merguloh2
Edit distance from "mergulho"

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 "mergulho"?
"mergulho" is spelled M-E-R-G-U-L-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /mɨɾ.ˈɡu.ʎu/.
What does "mergulho" mean?
As a noun, "mergulho" means: ato ou efeito de mergulhar
What words are commonly confused with "mergulho"?
"mergulho" is commonly confused with "mergulhar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mergulho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mergulho" is /mɨɾ.ˈɡu.ʎu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mergulho" come from?
"mergulho" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

livraria#8,358legítimo#8,355operador#8,368Hardware#8,347

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

percorrer12 variantsrecordar12 variantsdisparar12 variantstemporal12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list