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parónimo

Portuguese, noun

parónimo is spelled P-A-R-Ó-N-I-M-O (8 letters). Parónimo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “paronym (word with same root as other word)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, parônimo is a different word: “alternative form of parónimo”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vocábulo parónimo”.

What does parónimo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineparonym (word with same root as other word)

  2. 2

    masculineparonym, near-homophone (word with similar pronunciation as other word)

adjective

  1. 1

    paronymous (having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning)

    As palavras "comprimento" e "cumprimento" são parónimas.

noun

as parônimo
  1. 1

    masculinealternative form of parónimo

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. (palavra) que possui grafia e pronúncia semelhantes a outra, mas com significado distinto, frequentemente causando confusão:

noun: 1. vocábulo parónimo

adjective: 1. diz-se de vocábulo quase idêntico a outro, diferenciando-se ligeiramente na grafia e na pronúncia 2. vocábulo que se escreve com as mesmas letras de outro, mas que difere quanto à acentuação gráfica e ao timbre (ex: fluido e fluído, particípio do verbo fluir; papéis e papeis, do verbo papar); homógrafo imperfeito

noun: 1. vocábulo parônimo

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of parónimo

  • parónimos plural
  • parônimo alternative Brazil
  • parónima feminine
  • parónimas feminine plural
  • parônimos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

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