micose
The verdict
“micose” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,095 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,095
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,261
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - doença causada por fungos
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | micose |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #61,095 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “micose” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
micose is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,095 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "doença causada por fungos".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for micose, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is micose, spelled M-I-C-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1doença causada por fungos
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “micose”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-I-C-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.