miopia

/ˈmju.pi.ɐ/

//ˈmju.pi.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“miopia” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #30,259. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,259
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anormalidade visual que só permite ver com nitidez a uma distância menor do que a normal

Corpus desk

Index PT-miopia · miopia · Portuguese

miopia · rank #30,259 · 7 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,259
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mimosa

Nearest frequency peer: mimosa (-2 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 “miopia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “miopia” 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).

miopia vs mídia
50% similar
miopia vs míope
50% similar

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

Key facts for miopia
PropertyValue
Headwordmiopia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmju.pi.ɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,259
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “miopia”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.miopiacai 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 “mimosa” (#30,257), “monsieur” (#30,264), “means” (#30,253). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “miopia” fica em #30,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around miopia (IPA /ˈmju.pi.ɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,259 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for miopia, with forms such as "imopia", "mioipa", and "miopai". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "mídia", "míope", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is miopia, spelled M-I-O-P-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    anormalidade visual que só permite ver com nitidez a uma distância menor do que a normal
  2. 2
    falta de perspicácia ao analisar um tema

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O garoto de 7 anos descobriu que precisaria vencer quatro graus de miopia e outros três de astigmatismo para ver o que a professora ensinava.

Synonyms

vista curta

This word in other languages

myopia(English)miopía(Español)myopie(Français)Kurzsichtigkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imopia
  • mioipa
  • miopai
  • mioppia
  • mipoia
  • mmiopia
  • moipia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imopia2mioipa2miopai2mioppia1mipoia2mmiopia1moipia2
Edit distance from "miopia"

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 "miopia"?
"miopia" is spelled M-I-O-P-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmju.pi.ɐ/.
What does "miopia" mean?
As a noun, "miopia" means: anormalidade visual que só permite ver com nitidez a uma distância menor do que a normal
What words are commonly confused with "miopia"?
"miopia" is commonly confused with "mídia", "míope". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "miopia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "miopia" is /ˈmju.pi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "miopia" come from?
"miopia" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

mimosa#30,257import#30,204Homero#30,198hockey#30,195

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

means7 variantsmalte7 variantspulga7 variantsharpa7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list