pentágono

/pẽj.ˈta.go.nu/

//pẽj.ˈta.go.nu// noun

The verdict

“pentágono” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,407. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,407
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - polígono de cinco lados

Corpus desk

Index PT-pentagono · pentágono · Portuguese

pentágono · rank #18,407 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,407
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH patrimonial

Nearest frequency peer: patrimonial (-1 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 “pentágono”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pentágono” 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 pentágono
PropertyValue
Headwordpentágono
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pẽj.ˈta.go.nu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,407
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pentágono”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).pentágonocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “patrimonial” (#18,406), “pepino” (#18,408), “Paolo” (#18,404). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pentágono” fica em #18,407. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around pentágono (IPA /pẽj.ˈta.go.nu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,407 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "polígono de cinco lados".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for pentágono, with forms such as "epntágono", "penntágono", and "pentgáono". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 pentágono, spelled P-E-N-T-Á-G-O-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    polígono de cinco lados

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epntágono
  • penntágono
  • pentgáono
  • penttágono
  • pentággono
  • pentágnoo
  • pentágonno
  • pentágoon
  • pentáogno
  • penátgono
  • petnágono
  • pnetágono
  • ppentágono

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pentágono - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

epntágono2penntágono1pentgáono2penttágono1pentággono1pentágnoo2pentágonno1pentágoon2
Edit distance from "pentágono"

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 "pentágono"?
"pentágono" is spelled P-E-N-T-Á-G-O-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pẽj.ˈta.go.nu/.
What does "pentágono" mean?
As a noun, "pentágono" means: polígono de cinco lados
What are common misspellings of "pentágono"?
Common misspellings include "epntágono", "penntágono", "pentgáono", "penttágono", "pentággono". The correct spelling is "pentágono".
How do you pronounce "pentágono"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pentágono" is /pẽj.ˈta.go.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pentágono" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list