mirror

adj

The verdict

“mirror” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,163. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,163
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-mirror · mirror · Portuguese

mirror · rank #15,163 · 7 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,163
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mobilizar

Nearest frequency peer: mobilizar (+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 “mirror”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mirror” 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).

mirror vs morro
67% similar
mirror vs murro
67% similar
mirror vs morrer
67% similar

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

Key facts for mirror
PropertyValue
Headwordmirror
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,163
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mirror”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).mirrorcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “mobilizar” (#15,164), “meet” (#15,160), “Martinho” (#15,159). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mirror” fica em #15,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around mirror, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,163 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "espelho".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mirror, with forms such as "imrror", "miror", and "mirorr". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "morro", "murro", "morrer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is mirror, spelled M-I-R-R-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    espelho

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mirror site.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imrror
  • miror
  • mirorr
  • mirrorr
  • mirrro
  • mmirror
  • mriror

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imrror2miror1mirorr2mirrorr1mirrro2mmirror1mriror2
Edit distance from "mirror"

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 "mirror"?
"mirror" is spelled M-I-R-R-O-R.
What does "mirror" mean?
As an adjective, "mirror" means: espelho
What words are commonly confused with "mirror"?
"mirror" is commonly confused with "morro", "murro", "morrer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "mirror" come from?
"mirror" 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 "mirror", 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 (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list