pêndulo
The verdict
“pêndulo” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #35,303 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #35,303
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - instrumento ou montagem que consiste num objeto que oscila em torno de um ponto fixo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pêndulo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #35,303 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pêndulo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for pêndulo is 7 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #35,303 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1instrumento ou montagem que consiste num objeto que oscila em torno de um ponto fixo
This word in other languages
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.
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 “pêndulo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-Ê-N-D-U-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- 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.