meridiano

/mɨ.ɾi.ˈdjɐ.nu/

//mɨ.ɾi.ˈdjɐ.nu// noun

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The verdict

“meridiano” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #48,007. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,007
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cada uma das semicircunferências imaginárias verticais de 180° que contém os polos e são perpendiculares à linha do equador; círculo de longitude

Corpus desk

Index PT-meridiano · meridiano · Portuguese

meridiano · rank #48,007 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #48,007
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH metafísico

Nearest frequency peer: metafísico (+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 “meridiano”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “meridiano” 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).

meridiano vs mediano
78% similar

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

Key facts for meridiano
PropertyValue
Headwordmeridiano
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɨ.ɾi.ˈdjɐ.nu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,007
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “meridiano”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).meridianocai 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 “metafísico” (#48,008), “metrologia” (#48,009), “maçante” (#48,003). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “meridiano” fica em #48,007. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around meridiano (IPA /mɨ.ɾi.ˈdjɐ.nu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,007 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for meridiano, with forms such as "emridiano", "meirdiano", and "merdiiano". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "mediano", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is meridiano, spelled M-E-R-I-D-I-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    cada uma das semicircunferências imaginárias verticais de 180° que contém os polos e são perpendiculares à linha do equador; círculo de longitude
  2. 2
    linhas imaginárias que ligam pontos energéticos do corpo
  3. 3
    círculos imaginários máximos da esfera celeste que passam por ambos os polos celestes
  4. 4
    plano que passa pelo eixo de uma superfície de revolução

This word in other languages

meridian(English)meridiano(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emridiano
  • meirdiano
  • merdiiano
  • meridaino
  • meriddiano
  • meridianno
  • meridiaon
  • meridinao
  • meriidano
  • merridiano
  • mmeridiano
  • mreidiano

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emridiano2meirdiano2merdiiano2meridaino2meriddiano1meridianno1meridiaon2meridinao2
Edit distance from "meridiano"

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 "meridiano"?
"meridiano" is spelled M-E-R-I-D-I-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /mɨ.ɾi.ˈdjɐ.nu/.
What does "meridiano" mean?
As a noun, "meridiano" means: cada uma das semicircunferências imaginárias verticais de 180° que contém os polos e são perpendiculares à linha do equador; círculo de longitude
What words are commonly confused with "meridiano"?
"meridiano" is commonly confused with "mediano". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "meridiano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meridiano" is /mɨ.ɾi.ˈdjɐ.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "meridiano" come from?
"meridiano" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ortodoxia#48,049impetuoso#47,941imperioso#47,940simétrico#48,118

Similar misspelling depth

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

temperar12 variantsdesperto12 variantsabominação12 variantsclaustro12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list