movimento

/mu.vi.ˈmẽ.tu/

//mu.vi.ˈmẽ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“movimento” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #607. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#607
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de mover(-se)

Corpus desk

Index PT-movimento · movimento · Portuguese

movimento · rank #607 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #607
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH modo

Nearest frequency peer: modo (-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 “movimento”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “movimento” 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).

movimento vs momento
78% similar
movimento vs monumento
78% similar
movimento vs movimentar
80% similar

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

Key facts for movimento
PropertyValue
Headwordmovimento
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mu.vi.ˈmẽ.tu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#607
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “movimento”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “modo” (#606), “militar” (#605), “ordem” (#609). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “movimento” fica em #607. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around movimento (IPA /mu.vi.ˈmẽ.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #607 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for movimento, with forms such as "mmovimento", "moivmento", and "moviemnto". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "momento", "monumento", "movimentar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is movimento, spelled M-O-V-I-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de mover(-se)
  2. 2
    estado em que um corpo muda de lugar ou de posição
  3. 3
    andamento musical, vivo e animado
  4. 4
    deslocação
  5. 5
    atividade

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Projéteis podem cruzar o céu por até 40 km para destruir concentrações de blindados, um posto de comando ou um núcleo de tropas em movimento.

Synonyms

moveção

This word in other languages

motion(English)movimiento(Español)mouvement(Français)Bewegung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmovimento
  • moivmento
  • moviemnto
  • movimennto
  • movimenot
  • movimentto
  • movimetno
  • movimmento
  • movimneto
  • movmiento
  • movvimento
  • mvoimento
  • omvimento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmovimento1moivmento2moviemnto2movimennto1movimenot2movimentto1movimetno2movimmento1
Edit distance from "movimento"

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 "movimento"?
"movimento" is spelled M-O-V-I-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /mu.vi.ˈmẽ.tu/.
What does "movimento" mean?
As a noun, "movimento" means: ato ou efeito de mover(-se)
What words are commonly confused with "movimento"?
"movimento" is commonly confused with "momento", "monumento", "movimentar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "movimento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "movimento" is /mu.vi.ˈmẽ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "movimento" come from?
"movimento" 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 "movimento", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fevereiro#616professor#588resultado#635trabalhar#575

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

informação13 variantsnovamente13 variantsconseguir13 variantsportuguês13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list