metrologia

noun

The verdict

“metrologia” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #48,009. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,009
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,261
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ciência das medições, abrangendo todos os aspectos teóricos e práticos que asseguram a precisão exigida no processo produtivo

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

metrologia vs mitologia
80% similar
metrologia vs meteorologia
83% similar

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

Key facts for metrologia
PropertyValue
Headwordmetrologia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#48,009
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “metrologia” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). metrologia lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around metrologia, anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,009 among 2,261 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ciência das medições, abrangendo todos os aspectos teóricos e práticos que asseguram a precisão exigida no processo produtivo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for metrologia, with forms such as "emtrologia", "mertologia", and "metorlogia". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "mitologia", "meteorologia", 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 metrologia, spelled M-E-T-R-O-L-O-G-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ciência das medições, abrangendo todos os aspectos teóricos e práticos que asseguram a precisão exigida no processo produtivo

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emtrologia
  • mertologia
  • metorlogia
  • metrloogia
  • metrolgoia
  • metrollogia
  • metrologai
  • metrologgia
  • metroloiga
  • metroolgia
  • metrrologia
  • mettrologia
  • mmetrologia
  • mterologia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emtrologia2mertologia2metorlogia2metrloogia2metrolgoia2metrollogia1metrologai2metrologgia1
Edit distance from "metrologia"

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 "metrologia"?
"metrologia" is spelled M-E-T-R-O-L-O-G-I-A.
What does "metrologia" mean?
As a noun, "metrologia" means: ciência das medições, abrangendo todos os aspectos teóricos e práticos que asseguram a precisão exigida no processo produtivo
What words are commonly confused with "metrologia"?
"metrologia" is commonly confused with "mitologia", "meteorologia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "metrologia" come from?
"metrologia" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “metrologia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-E-T-R-O-L-O-G-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “mitologia” - see the side-by-side comparison. metrologia vs mitologia
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list