misto

/ˈmiʃ.tu/

//ˈmiʃ.tu// adj

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The verdict

“misto” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,789. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,789
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não é puro

Corpus desk

Index PT-misto · misto · Portuguese

misto · rank #8,789 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,789
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH metais

Nearest frequency peer: metais (-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 “misto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “misto” 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).

misto vs mit
60% similar
misto vs moto
60% similar
misto vs mito
80% similar

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

Key facts for misto
PropertyValue
Headwordmisto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈmiʃ.tu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,789
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “misto”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “metais” (#8,788), “munição” (#8,791), “nojo” (#8,793). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “misto” fica em #8,789. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around misto (IPA /ˈmiʃ.tu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,789 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for misto, with forms such as "imsto", "misot", and "missto". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mit", "moto", "mito", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is misto, spelled M-I-S-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não é puro
  2. 2
    que é em parte de entes privados e em parte de entes públicos
  3. 3
    diz-se de time que integra jogadores de diferentes categorias ou clubes
  4. 4
    diz-se de número composto de uma parte inteira e uma parte fracionária

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Empresa mista.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imsto
  • misot
  • missto
  • mistto
  • mitso
  • mmisto
  • msito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of misto - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

imsto2misot2missto1mistto1mitso2mmisto1msito2
Edit distance from "misto"

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 "misto"?
"misto" is spelled M-I-S-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmiʃ.tu/.
What does "misto" mean?
As an adjective, "misto" means: que não é puro
What words are commonly confused with "misto"?
"misto" is commonly confused with "mit", "moto", "mito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "misto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "misto" is /ˈmiʃ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "misto" come from?
"misto" 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 "misto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Haiti#8,780golfe#8,776rolar#8,812Stand#8,826

Similar misspelling depth

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

Guiana7 variantsdemos7 variantsunder7 variantscessar7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list