pêndulo

noun

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The verdict

“pêndulo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #35,303. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,303
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - instrumento ou montagem que consiste num objeto que oscila em torno de um ponto fixo

Corpus desk

Index PT-pendulo · pêndulo · Portuguese

pêndulo · rank #35,303 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,303
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH quietinho

Nearest frequency peer: quietinho (+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 “pêndulo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pêndulo” 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
Key facts for pêndulo
PropertyValue
Headwordpêndulo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,303
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pêndulo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).pêndulocai 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 “quietinho” (#35,305), “Rad” (#35,306), “ratificar” (#35,308). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pêndulo” fica em #35,303. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around pêndulo, anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,303 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "instrumento ou montagem que consiste num objeto que oscila em torno de um ponto fixo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for pêndulo, with forms such as "pnêdulo", "ppêndulo", and "pêdnulo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is pêndulo, spelled P-Ê-N-D-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    instrumento ou montagem que consiste num objeto que oscila em torno de um ponto fixo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Há exatamente um século Edgar Allan Poe teve sua primeira obra adaptada para o cinema (O Poço e o Pêndulo, 1909) por Henri Desfontaines.

This word in other languages

pendulum(English)péndulo(Español)pendule(Français)Pendel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pnêdulo
  • ppêndulo
  • pêdnulo
  • pênddulo
  • pêndluo
  • pêndullo
  • pênduol
  • pênndulo
  • pênudlo
  • êpndulo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pnêdulo2ppêndulo1pêdnulo2pênddulo1pêndluo2pêndullo1pênduol2pênndulo1
Edit distance from "pêndulo"

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 "pêndulo"?
"pêndulo" is spelled P-Ê-N-D-U-L-O.
What does "pêndulo" mean?
As a noun, "pêndulo" means: instrumento ou montagem que consiste num objeto que oscila em torno de um ponto fixo
What are common misspellings of "pêndulo"?
Common misspellings include "pnêdulo", "ppêndulo", "pêdnulo", "pênddulo", "pêndluo". The correct spelling is "pêndulo".
What language does "pêndulo" come from?
"pêndulo" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sexismo#35,344soberbo#35,350medroso#35,236comenda#35,499

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

arrombar10 variantscremoso10 variantscertain10 variantsbeliche10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list