Paulo
ˈpaw.lu.
The verdict
“Paulo” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #197 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #197
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - prenome, comumente dado a homens, de origem bíblica
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 | Paulo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | ˈpaw.lu. |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #197 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Paulo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for Paulo is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as ˈpaw.lu.. Corpus data places it at rank #197 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Paulo, with forms such as "apulo", "paluo", and "paullo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "puro", "polo", "puto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is Paulo, spelled P-A-U-L-O.
Definition
- 1prenome, comumente dado a homens, de origem bíblica
- 2nome do último apóstolo de Jesus Cristo
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apulo,paluo,paullo,pauol,ppaulo,pualo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Paulo - 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.
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 “Paulo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-U-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as ˈpaw.lu. (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “puro” - see the side-by-side comparison. Paulo vs puro
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.