pêlo
/ˈpe.lu/
The verdict
“pêlo” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #26,526 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #26,526
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vide pelo
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 | pêlo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpe.lu/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #26,526 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pêlo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for pêlo is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpe.lu/. Corpus data places it at rank #26,526 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "vide pelo".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for pêlo, with forms such as "plêo", "ppêlo", and "pêllo". 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, "pó", "pro", "per", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is pêlo, spelled P-Ê-L-O.
Definition
- 1vide pelo
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: plêo,ppêlo,pêllo,pêol,êplo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pêlo - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "pêlo"?
What does "pêlo" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "pêlo"?
How do you pronounce "pêlo"?
What language does "pêlo" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “pêlo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-Ê-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpe.lu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pó” - see the side-by-side comparison. pêlo vs pó
- 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.