Miguel
/miˈɣel/.
The verdict
“Miguel” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,153. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,153
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,087
- “M” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - prenome masculino
Corpus desk
Index PT-miguel · Miguel · Portuguese
Miguel · rank #2,153 · 8 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,153
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,087
- PHOTO-FINISH moda
Nearest frequency peer: moda (+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 “Miguel”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- infantil
infantil
97,853 corpus weight
- invés
invés
97,852 corpus weight
- línguas
línguas
97,850 corpus weight
- Miguel
Miguel
97,848 corpus weight
- moda
moda
97,847 corpus weight
- parada
parada
97,845 corpus weight
What this shows “Miguel” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Miguel |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /miˈɣel/. |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #2,153 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “Miguel”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Miguel (IPA /miˈɣel/.), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,153 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Miguel, with forms such as "imguel", "mgiuel", and "migeul". 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, "Mikael", "Manuel", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is Miguel, spelled M-I-G-U-E-L.
Definition
- 1prenome masculino
- 2arcanjo bíblico
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- imguel
- mgiuel
- migeul
- migguel
- miguell
- migule
- miugel
- mmiguel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Miguel - 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.
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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Miguel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).