modelo

//mu.ˈde.lu// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#871

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

modelo is aPortuguesenoun. It means: cópia de algo em tamanho bem menor que o original Pronounced /mu.ˈde.lu/. It ranks #871 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with modo and móvel.

Key facts for modelo
PropertyValue
Headwordmodelo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mu.ˈde.lu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#871
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of modelo in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for modelo is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mu.ˈde.lu/. Corpus data places it at rank #871 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for modelo, with forms such as "mdoelo", "mmodelo", and "moddelo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "modo", "móvel", "motel", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is modelo, spelled M-O-D-E-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    cópia de algo em tamanho bem menor que o original
  2. 2
    um tipo ou design particular de algo, como por exemplo um carro, que é manufaturado em grandes quantidades
  3. 3
    representação simplificada de algo do mundo real
  4. 4
    exemplo, tipo
  5. 5
    lista de atribuições, contendo geralmente um universo de discurso, para os diversos sinais que constituem o alfabeto de um sistema lógico, de modo que sejam associados a todas as fórmulas deste sistema valores veritativos; interpretação; estrutura

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mdoelo,mmodelo,moddelo,modello,modeol,modleo,moedlo,omdelo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for modelo

Misspelling Variants of "modelo"

mdoelo6mmodelo7moddelo7modello7modeol6modleo6moedlo6omdelo6
Misspelling Variants of "modelo"

Frequency rank: #871 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "modelo"?
"modelo" is spelled M-O-D-E-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /mu.ˈde.lu/.
What does "modelo" mean?
As a noun, "modelo" means: cópia de algo em tamanho bem menor que o original
What words are commonly confused with "modelo"?
"modelo" is commonly confused with "modo", "móvel", "motel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "modelo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "modelo" is /mu.ˈde.lu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "modelo" come from?
"modelo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.