nuvem

noun

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The verdict

“nuvem” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,218. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,218
frequency rank, Portuguese
360
“N” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - conjunto visível de vapores de água e de cristais de gelo em suspensão na atmosfera, que dão origem às chuvas

Corpus desk

Index PT-nuvem · nuvem · Portuguese

nuvem · rank #6,218 · 7 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,218
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 360
  • PHOTO-FINISH organismo

Nearest frequency peer: organismo (+2 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 “nuvem”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “nuvem” 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).

nuvem vs nem
60% similar
nuvem vs num
60% similar
nuvem vs nove
60% similar

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

Key facts for nuvem
PropertyValue
Headwordnuvem
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,218
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “nuvem”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.nuvemcai 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 “organismo” (#6,220), “Malta” (#6,211), “pesquisador” (#6,227). Entre 360 lemas com “N”, “nuvem” fica em #6,218. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around nuvem, anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,218 among 360 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for nuvem, with forms such as "nnuvem", "nuevm", and "nuvemm". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "nem", "num", "nove", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is nuvem, spelled N-U-V-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    conjunto visível de vapores de água e de cristais de gelo em suspensão na atmosfera, que dão origem às chuvas
  2. 2
    porção de fumaça, pó ou outras partículas que se eleva no ar
  3. 3
    multidão, grande quantidade de coisas em movimento
  4. 4
    embaçamento ou obscurecimento da visão
  5. 5
    o que dificulta a percepção dos fatos
  6. 6
    coletivo de gafanhotos

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O tempo melhora para o carnaval, mas não será nada parecido com os dias tórridos da virada do ano - quando não havia uma nuvem no céu.
  2. Segundos depois, após os disparos levantarem uma nuvem de poeira, a imagem some - aparentemente no momento em que Shana foi atingido.

This word in other languages

cloud(English)nube(Español)nuage(Français)Wolke(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnuvem
  • nuevm
  • nuvemm
  • nuvme
  • nuvvem
  • nvuem
  • unvem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

nnuvem1nuevm2nuvemm1nuvme2nuvvem1nvuem2unvem2
Edit distance from "nuvem"

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 "nuvem"?
"nuvem" is spelled N-U-V-E-M.
What does "nuvem" mean?
As a noun, "nuvem" means: conjunto visível de vapores de água e de cristais de gelo em suspensão na atmosfera, que dão origem às chuvas
What words are commonly confused with "nuvem"?
"nuvem" is commonly confused with "nem", "num", "nove". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "nuvem" come from?
"nuvem" 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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Malta#6,211saído#6,237solto#6,242tigre#6,246

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

gesto7 variantsatirar7 variantscoral7 variantsconde7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list