muito
/ˈmũj.tu/
The verdict
“muito” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #39. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,261
- “M” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - em alto grau
Corpus desk
Index PT-muito · muito · Portuguese
muito · rank #39 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #39
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,261
- PHOTO-FINISH ele
Nearest frequency peer: ele (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “muito”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ou
ou
99,965 corpus weight
- ele
ele
99,963 corpus weight
- muito
muito
99,962 corpus weight
- isso
isso
99,961 corpus weight
- já
já
99,960 corpus weight
- nos
nos
99,959 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “muito” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | muito |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈmũj.tu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #39 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “muito” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around muito (IPA /ˈmũj.tu/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #39 among 2,261 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for muito, with forms such as "miuto", "mmuito", and "muiot". 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, "muro", "must", "muto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is muito, spelled M-U-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1em alto grau
- 2com excesso
- 3abundantemente
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how muito appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Achei que era um bom negócio por três motivos: primeiro, porque gosto muito de vinho. Segundo, porque meu hobby é agricultura. E terceiro, porque é um bom investimento.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- miuto
- mmuito
- muiot
- muitto
- mutio
- umito
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of muito - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "muito", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.