pinhão

//pi.ˈɲɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,497

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

pinhão is aPortuguesenoun. It means: o fruto do pinheiro-manso Pronounced /pi.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/. Often confused with pinto and punho.

Key facts for pinhão
PropertyValue
Headwordpinhão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pi.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,497
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pinhão in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for pinhão is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pi.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #31,497 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pinhão, with forms such as "ipnhão", "pihnão", and "pinhhão". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "pinto", "punho", "pinta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is pinhão, spelled P-I-N-H-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    o fruto do pinheiro-manso
  2. 2
    a semente do pinheiro

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ipnhão,pihnão,pinhhão,pinhoã,pinnhão,pinãho,pnihão,ppinhão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pinhão

Misspelling Variants of "pinhão"

ipnhão6pihnão6pinhhão7pinhoã6pinnhão7pinãho6pnihão6ppinhão7
Misspelling Variants of "pinhão"

Frequency rank: #31,497 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pinhão"?
"pinhão" is spelled P-I-N-H-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pi.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/.
What does "pinhão" mean?
As a noun, "pinhão" means: o fruto do pinheiro-manso
What words are commonly confused with "pinhão"?
"pinhão" is commonly confused with "pinto", "punho", "pinta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pinhão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pinhão" is /pi.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pinhão" come from?
"pinhão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.