mino

noun

The verdict

“mino” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #27,177. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,177
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - forma masculina de mina: rapaz

Corpus desk

Index PT-mino · mino · Portuguese

mino · rank #27,177 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,177
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mirar

Nearest frequency peer: mirar (+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 “mino”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mino” 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).

mino vs mo
50% similar
mino vs mix
50% similar
mino vs mit
50% similar

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

Key facts for mino
PropertyValue
Headwordmino
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#27,177
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mino”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).minocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “mirar” (#27,178), “marçal” (#27,174), “modernizar” (#27,180). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mino” fica em #27,177. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around mino, anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,177 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "forma masculina de mina: rapaz".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for mino, with forms such as "imno", "minno", and "mion". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mo", "mix", "mit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is mino, spelled M-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    forma masculina de mina: rapaz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. se vai me kusanagar, kusanaga direito,o mino dos sonhooos
  2. Ou para uma mina ou um mino da hora.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imno
  • minno
  • mion
  • mmino
  • mnio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mino - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imno2minno1mion2mmino1mnio2
Edit distance from "mino"

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 "mino"?
"mino" is spelled M-I-N-O.
What does "mino" mean?
As a noun, "mino" means: forma masculina de mina: rapaz
What words are commonly confused with "mino"?
"mino" is commonly confused with "mo", "mix", "mit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "mino" come from?
"mino" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list