modo

//ˈmɔ.du// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#606

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

modo is aPortuguesenoun. It means: maneira, jeito Pronounced /ˈmɔ.du/. It ranks #606 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with mor and moi.

Key facts for modo
PropertyValue
Headwordmodo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɔ.du/
Letters4
Frequency rank#606
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for modo is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmɔ.du/. Corpus data places it at rank #606 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for modo, with forms such as "mdoo", "mmodo", and "moddo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mor", "moi", "mora", 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 modo, spelled M-O-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    maneira, jeito
  2. 2
    situação, estado
  3. 3
    habilidade, destreza
  4. 4
    possibilidade, condição
  5. 5
    costume, moda
  6. 6
    educação, comedimento, moderação
  7. 7
    uma das características do verbo, que indica como a ação é expressa (Ex: indicativo, subjuntivo, imperativo)
  8. 8
    declaração complementar à afirmação ou negação de uma proposição indicando ser necessária, casual, falsificável, duvidosa, equivalente, proibida etc.
  9. 9
    forma de cumprir um ato jurídico ou um contrato
  10. 10
    composição mineral real de uma rocha, geralmente expressa em porcentagem de peso ou volume

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mdoo,mmodo,moddo,omdo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for modo

Misspelling Variants of "modo"

mdoo4mmodo5moddo5omdo4
Misspelling Variants of "modo"

Frequency rank: #606 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "modo"?
"modo" is spelled M-O-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɔ.du/.
What does "modo" mean?
As a noun, "modo" means: maneira, jeito
What words are commonly confused with "modo"?
"modo" is commonly confused with "mor", "moi", "mora". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "modo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "modo" is /ˈmɔ.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "modo" come from?
"modo" 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.