nalgumas
/nawˈɡũ.mɐs/ [naʊ̯ˈɡũ.mɐs]
The verdict
“nalgumas” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #46,969. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,969
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 881
- “N” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - contração da preposição em com o pronome indefinido algumas
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 | nalgumas |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Contraction |
| IPA | /nawˈɡũ.mɐs/ [naʊ̯ˈɡũ.mɐs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #46,969 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nalgumas” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around nalgumas (IPA /nawˈɡũ.mɐs/ [naʊ̯ˈɡũ.mɐs]), acontraction. Corpus frequency is #46,969 among 881 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "contração da preposição em com o pronome indefinido algumas".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for nalgumas, with forms such as "anlgumas", "naglumas", and "nalggumas". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "nalguns", 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is nalgumas, spelled N-A-L-G-U-M-A-S.
Definition
- 1contração da preposição em com o pronome indefinido algumas
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- anlgumas
- naglumas
- nalggumas
- nalgmuas
- nalguams
- nalgumass
- nalgummas
- nalgumsa
- nallgumas
- nalugmas
- nlagumas
- nnalgumas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nalgumas - 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.
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Using “nalgumas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-A-L-G-U-M-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /nawˈɡũ.mɐs/ [naʊ̯ˈɡũ.mɐs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “nalguns” - see the side-by-side comparison. nalgumas vs nalguns
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
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.