mínimo

adj

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The verdict

“mínimo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,983. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,983
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - menor valor

Corpus desk

Index PT-minimo · mínimo · Portuguese

mínimo · rank #1,983 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,983
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH localização

Nearest frequency peer: localização (-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 “mínimo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mínimo” 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).

mínimo vs mino
50% similar
mínimo vs mirim
50% similar
mínimo vs minuto
50% similar

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

Key facts for mínimo
PropertyValue
Headwordmínimo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,983
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mínimo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).mínimocai 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 “localização” (#1,982), “negra” (#1,984), “Paul” (#1,985). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mínimo” fica em #1,983. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around mínimo, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,983 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "menor valor".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for mínimo, with forms such as "mmínimo", "mníimo", and "míinmo". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "mino", "mirim", "minuto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is mínimo, spelled M-Í-N-I-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    menor valor

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how mínimo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Não deu a mínima importância aos argumentos do interlocutor e já partiu para a ignorância.

Antonyms

máximo

This word in other languages

minimum(English)mínimo(Español)minimum(Français)minimal(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmínimo
  • mníimo
  • míinmo
  • mínimmo
  • míniom
  • mínmio
  • mínnimo
  • ímnimo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmínimo1mníimo2míinmo2mínimmo1míniom2mínmio2mínnimo1ímnimo2
Edit distance from "mínimo"

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 "mínimo"?
"mínimo" is spelled M-Í-N-I-M-O.
What does "mínimo" mean?
As an adjective, "mínimo" means: menor valor
What words are commonly confused with "mínimo"?
"mínimo" is commonly confused with "mino", "mirim", "minuto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "mínimo" come from?
"mínimo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fechar#1,978quadro#1,991viajar#2,000parede#2,020

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

poucas8 variantsIsrael8 variantsfigura8 variantsgaroto8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list