meteorito

/mɨ.tju.ˈɾi.tu/

//mɨ.tju.ˈɾi.tu// noun

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The verdict

“meteorito” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #24,722. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,722
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pedaço de rocha que cai na terra provindo do espaço

Corpus desk

Index PT-meteorito · meteorito · Portuguese

meteorito · rank #24,722 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,722
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH meridional

Nearest frequency peer: meridional (-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 “meteorito”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “meteorito” 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).

meteorito vs meteoro
78% similar

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

Key facts for meteorito
PropertyValue
Headwordmeteorito
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɨ.tju.ˈɾi.tu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#24,722
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “meteorito”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.meteoritocai 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 “meridional” (#24,721), “mercearia” (#24,720), “meigo” (#24,718). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “meteorito” fica em #24,722. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around meteorito (IPA /mɨ.tju.ˈɾi.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,722 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "pedaço de rocha que cai na terra provindo do espaço".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for meteorito, with forms such as "emteorito", "meetorito", and "meteoirto". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "meteoro", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is meteorito, spelled M-E-T-E-O-R-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pedaço de rocha que cai na terra provindo do espaço

Synonyms

aerólitoastrólitopedra-de-raiometeorólito

This word in other languages

meteorite(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emteorito
  • meetorito
  • meteoirto
  • meteoriot
  • meteoritto
  • meteorrito
  • meteortio
  • meteroito
  • metoerito
  • metteorito
  • mmeteorito
  • mteeorito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emteorito2meetorito2meteoirto2meteoriot2meteoritto1meteorrito1meteortio2meteroito2
Edit distance from "meteorito"

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 "meteorito"?
"meteorito" is spelled M-E-T-E-O-R-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /mɨ.tju.ˈɾi.tu/.
What does "meteorito" mean?
As a noun, "meteorito" means: pedaço de rocha que cai na terra provindo do espaço
What words are commonly confused with "meteorito"?
"meteorito" is commonly confused with "meteoro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "meteorito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meteorito" is /mɨ.tju.ˈɾi.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "meteorito" come from?
"meteorito" 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 "meteorito", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

mercearia#24,720marijuana#24,713humanismo#24,678framboesa#24,654

Similar misspelling depth

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

conceber12 variantscabeçalho12 variantschilenos12 variantsbenjamim12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list