pilão
/pi.ˈlɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“pilão” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #45,522. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,522
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,578
- “P” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mão do almofariz
Corpus desk
Index PT-pilao · pilão · Portuguese
pilão · rank #45,522 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #45,522
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH pale
Nearest frequency peer: pale (-8 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 “pilão”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- oceanografia
oceanografia
54,501 corpus weight
- onion
onion
54,494 corpus weight
- pale
pale
54,487 corpus weight
- pilão
pilão
54,479 corpus weight
- polémico
polémico
54,470 corpus weight
- polígono
polígono
54,469 corpus weight
What this shows “pilão” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
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 | pilão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pi.ˈlɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #45,522 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “pilão”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around pilão (IPA /pi.ˈlɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,522 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for pilão, with forms such as "iplão", "pillão", and "piloã". 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, "pio", "play", "piso", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is pilão, spelled P-I-L-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1mão do almofariz
- 2peso com que se equilibra a balança romana
- 3maço calçado de ferro para pisar
- 4pão de açúcar de forma cônica
- 5utensílio usado para pilar arroz, milho, café
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- iplão
- pillão
- piloã
- piãlo
- plião
- ppilão
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pilão - 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.
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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pilão", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).