neguinho
The verdict
“neguinho” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #34,828. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,828
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 360
- “N” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pessoa querida
Corpus desk
Index PT-neguinho · neguinho · Portuguese
neguinho · rank #34,828 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #34,828
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 360
- PHOTO-FINISH mixed
Nearest frequency peer: mixed (-10 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 “neguinho”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- milhar
milhar
65,188 corpus weight
- mixed
mixed
65,183 corpus weight
- neguinho
neguinho
65,173 corpus weight
- ocultação
ocultação
65,163 corpus weight
- Panama
Panama
65,161 corpus weight
- paramilitar
paramilitar
65,159 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “neguinho” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neguinho |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #34,828 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “neguinho” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around neguinho, anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,828 among 360 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for neguinho, with forms such as "enguinho", "negguinho", and "negiunho". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is neguinho, spelled N-E-G-U-I-N-H-O.
Definition
- 1pessoa querida
- 2uma pessoa qualquer
- 3pessoa de tez escura afrodescendente
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how neguinho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O neguinho chegou passando fogo em todo mundo.
Hamilton se pronuncia após ser chamado de ‘neguinho’ por Nelson Piquet: ‘Mentalidade arcaica’.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- enguinho
- negguinho
- negiunho
- neguihno
- neguinhho
- neguinnho
- neguinoh
- neguniho
- neuginho
- ngeuinho
- nneguinho
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of neguinho - 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 September 3, 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 "neguinho", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "neguinho". Here's where to go from here.
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #34,828 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "N" letter cohort. N–Z browse
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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.