morcego

/muɾ.ˈse.ɣu/

//muɾ.ˈse.ɣu// noun

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The verdict

“morcego” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,566. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,566
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mamífero quiróptero voador, que pode ser insetívoro, frugívoro ou hematófago, que se guia pela reflexão de ondas sonoras

Corpus desk

Index PT-morcego · morcego · Portuguese

morcego · rank #13,566 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,566
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH Montenegro

Nearest frequency peer: Montenegro (-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 “morcego”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “morcego” 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).

morcego vs moreno
71% similar
morcego vs morango
71% similar

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

Key facts for morcego
PropertyValue
Headwordmorcego
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/muɾ.ˈse.ɣu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,566
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “morcego”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.morcegocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Montenegro” (#13,565), “most” (#13,567), “modesto” (#13,561). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “morcego” fica em #13,566. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around morcego (IPA /muɾ.ˈse.ɣu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,566 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mamífero quiróptero voador, que pode ser insetívoro, frugívoro ou hematófago, que se guia pela reflexão de ondas sonoras".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for morcego, with forms such as "mmorcego", "mocrego", and "morccego". 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, "moreno", "morango", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is morcego, spelled M-O-R-C-E-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    mamífero quiróptero voador, que pode ser insetívoro, frugívoro ou hematófago, que se guia pela reflexão de ondas sonoras

This word in other languages

bat(English)murciélago(Español)chauve-souris(Français)Fledermaus(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmorcego
  • mocrego
  • morccego
  • morceggo
  • morceog
  • morcgeo
  • morecgo
  • morrcego
  • mrocego
  • omrcego

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmorcego1mocrego2morccego1morceggo1morceog2morcgeo2morecgo2morrcego1
Edit distance from "morcego"

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 "morcego"?
"morcego" is spelled M-O-R-C-E-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /muɾ.ˈse.ɣu/.
What does "morcego" mean?
As a noun, "morcego" means: mamífero quiróptero voador, que pode ser insetívoro, frugívoro ou hematófago, que se guia pela reflexão de ondas sonoras
What words are commonly confused with "morcego"?
"morcego" is commonly confused with "moreno", "morango". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "morcego"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "morcego" is /muɾ.ˈse.ɣu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "morcego" come from?
"morcego" 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 "morcego", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

modesto#13,561literal#13,549Júpiter#13,541reading#13,596

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

reviver10 variantswhisky10 variantsaparecia10 variantsclareza10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list