nicho

/ˈni.ʃu/

//ˈni.ʃu// noun

The verdict

“nicho” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,123. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,123
frequency rank, Portuguese
360
“N” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cavidade aberta numa parede para colocação de uma imagem ou estátua

Corpus desk

Index PT-nicho · nicho · Portuguese

nicho · rank #18,123 · 7 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,123
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 360
  • PHOTO-FINISH neutralizar

Nearest frequency peer: neutralizar (-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 “nicho”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “nicho” 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).

nicho vs nisso
60% similar
nicho vs night
60% similar
nicho vs ninho
80% similar

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

Key facts for nicho
PropertyValue
Headwordnicho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈni.ʃu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#18,123
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “nicho”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).nichocai 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 “neutralizar” (#18,122), “modernismo” (#18,116), “mirante” (#18,114). Entre 360 lemas com “N”, “nicho” fica em #18,123. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around nicho (IPA /ˈni.ʃu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,123 among 360 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for nicho, with forms such as "incho", "nciho", and "niccho". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "nisso", "night", "ninho", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented 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 nicho, spelled N-I-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    cavidade aberta numa parede para colocação de uma imagem ou estátua
  2. 2
    parte de um hábitat com certas condições ambientais que a diferencia do resto do hábitat
  3. 3
    porção de mercado, habitualmente pequena, que responde a necessidades bem específicas dos consumidores, ou a ofertas específicas dos produtores

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mas é evidente que os jovens ocupam um novo nicho no mercado.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • incho
  • nciho
  • niccho
  • nichho
  • nicoh
  • nihco
  • nnicho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

incho2nciho2niccho1nichho1nicoh2nihco2nnicho1
Edit distance from "nicho"

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 "nicho"?
"nicho" is spelled N-I-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈni.ʃu/.
What does "nicho" mean?
As a noun, "nicho" means: cavidade aberta numa parede para colocação de uma imagem ou estátua
What words are commonly confused with "nicho"?
"nicho" is commonly confused with "nisso", "night", "ninho". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nicho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nicho" is /ˈni.ʃu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nicho" come from?
"nicho" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nicho", 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 (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list