multidão

/muɫ.ti.ˈdɐ̃w̃/

//muɫ.ti.ˈdɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“multidão” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,253. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,253
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grande número de pessoas (homens ou mulheres) ou de coisas

Corpus desk

Index PT-multidao · multidão · Portuguese

multidão · rank #4,253 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,253
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH máscara

Nearest frequency peer: máscara (+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 “multidão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “multidão” 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).

multidão vs múltiplo
63% similar

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

Key facts for multidão
PropertyValue
Headwordmultidão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/muɫ.ti.ˈdɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,253
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “multidão”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.multidãocai 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 “máscara” (#4,254), “montagem” (#4,251), “mito” (#4,250). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “multidão” fica em #4,253. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around multidão (IPA /muɫ.ti.ˈdɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,253 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for multidão, with forms such as "mlutidão", "mmultidão", and "mulitdão". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "múltiplo", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is multidão, spelled M-U-L-T-I-D-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    grande número de pessoas (homens ou mulheres) ou de coisas
  2. 2
    grupo numeroso
  3. 3
    turba

This word in other languages

mob(English)multitud(Español)nuée(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mlutidão
  • mmultidão
  • mulitdão
  • mulltidão
  • multdião
  • multiddão
  • multidoã
  • multiãdo
  • multtidão
  • mutlidão
  • umltidão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mlutidão2mmultidão1mulitdão2mulltidão1multdião2multiddão1multidoã2multiãdo2
Edit distance from "multidão"

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 "multidão"?
"multidão" is spelled M-U-L-T-I-D-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /muɫ.ti.ˈdɐ̃w̃/.
What does "multidão" mean?
As a noun, "multidão" means: grande número de pessoas (homens ou mulheres) ou de coisas
What words are commonly confused with "multidão"?
"multidão" is commonly confused with "múltiplo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "multidão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "multidão" is /muɫ.ti.ˈdɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "multidão" come from?
"multidão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "multidão", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

montagem#4,251previsto#4,262extinção#4,233africano#4,283

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

caridade11 variantsconcessão11 variantsobrigação11 variantsprevisão11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list