pinto

/ˈpĩ.tu/

//ˈpĩ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“pinto” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,847. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,847
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - filhote de galinha

Corpus desk

Index PT-pinto · pinto · Portuguese

pinto · rank #2,847 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,847
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH quão

Nearest frequency peer: quão (+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 “pinto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pinto” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pinto vs pio
60% similar
pinto vs piso
60% similar
pinto vs puto
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pinto
PropertyValue
Headwordpinto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpĩ.tu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,847
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pinto”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).pintocai 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 “quão” (#2,849), “recuperar” (#2,850), “mel” (#2,843). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pinto” fica em #2,847. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pinto (IPA /ˈpĩ.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,847 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pinto, with forms such as "ipnto", "pinnto", and "pinot". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pio", "piso", "puto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is pinto, spelled P-I-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    filhote de galinha
  2. 2
    criança pequena
  3. 3
    genitália masculina; pênis
  4. 4
    peixe da família dos ciliorrinídeos; cação-pinto
  5. 5
    antiga moeda portuguesa

Synonyms

pintinhopintainho

This word in other languages

chick(English)pollito(Español)poussin(Français)Küken(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipnto
  • pinnto
  • pinot
  • pintto
  • pitno
  • pnito
  • ppinto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ipnto2pinnto1pinot2pintto1pitno2pnito2ppinto1
Edit distance from "pinto"

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 "pinto"?
"pinto" is spelled P-I-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpĩ.tu/.
What does "pinto" mean?
As a noun, "pinto" means: filhote de galinha
What words are commonly confused with "pinto"?
"pinto" is commonly confused with "pio", "piso", "puto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pinto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pinto" is /ˈpĩ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pinto" come from?
"pinto" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

extra#2,880vazio#2,811primo#2,792preta#2,791

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

quebra7 variantsnesses7 variantsdrama7 variantspoesia7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list