múmia

/ˈmu.mjɐ/

//ˈmu.mjɐ// noun

The verdict

“múmia” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,420. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,420
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cadáver humano conservado através de técnicas de embalsamento

Corpus desk

Index PT-mumia · múmia · Portuguese

múmia · rank #23,420 · 6 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,420
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH noise

Nearest frequency peer: noise (+3 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 “múmia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “múmia” 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).

múmia vs mui
40% similar
múmia vs meia
60% similar
múmia vs muda
40% similar

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

Key facts for múmia
PropertyValue
Headwordmúmia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmu.mjɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,420
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “múmia”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.múmiacai 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 “noise” (#23,423), “motociclista” (#23,415), “mordido” (#23,414). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “múmia” fica em #23,420. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around múmia (IPA /ˈmu.mjɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,420 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for múmia, with forms such as "mmúia", "mmúmia", and "múima". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "mui", "meia", "muda", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is múmia, spelled M-Ú-M-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    cadáver humano conservado através de técnicas de embalsamento
  2. 2
    cadáver que se desseca naturalmente, sem entrar em putrefação
  3. 3
    pessoa muito magra
  4. 4
    pessoa inerte, sem vida
  5. 5
    indivíduo de idade avançada e/ou de ideias anacrônicas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O museu tem como grande atração três múmias de 2700 anos de idade, conservadas em seus respectivos sarcófagos.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmúia
  • mmúmia
  • múima
  • múmai
  • múmmia
  • úmmia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmúia2mmúmia1múima2múmai2múmmia1úmmia2
Edit distance from "múmia"

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 "múmia"?
"múmia" is spelled M-Ú-M-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmu.mjɐ/.
What does "múmia" mean?
As a noun, "múmia" means: cadáver humano conservado através de técnicas de embalsamento
What words are commonly confused with "múmia"?
"múmia" is commonly confused with "mui", "meia", "muda". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "múmia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "múmia" is /ˈmu.mjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "múmia" come from?
"múmia" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "múmia", 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).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list