pistoleiro

noun

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The verdict

“pistoleiro” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #27,973. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,973
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - criminoso que possui uma arma de fogo

Corpus desk

Index PT-pistoleiro · pistoleiro · Portuguese

pistoleiro · rank #27,973 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,973
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH persuasão

Nearest frequency peer: persuasão (-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 “pistoleiro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pistoleiro” 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 pistoleiro
PropertyValue
Headwordpistoleiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#27,973
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pistoleiro”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).pistoleirocai 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 “persuasão” (#27,971), “plata” (#27,976), “partição” (#27,964). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pistoleiro” fica em #27,973. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around pistoleiro, anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,973 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "criminoso que possui uma arma de fogo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for pistoleiro, with forms such as "ipstoleiro", "pisotleiro", and "pisstoleiro". 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 confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is pistoleiro, spelled P-I-S-T-O-L-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    criminoso que possui uma arma de fogo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pistoleiro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A operação "Oração do Divino Pai Eterno" tinha o objetivo de prender uma quadrilha de pistoleiros que agia no sul do Pará.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipstoleiro
  • pisotleiro
  • pisstoleiro
  • pistloeiro
  • pistoeliro
  • pistoleior
  • pistoleirro
  • pistolerio
  • pistoliero
  • pistolleiro
  • pisttoleiro
  • pitsoleiro
  • ppistoleiro
  • psitoleiro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ipstoleiro2pisotleiro2pisstoleiro1pistloeiro2pistoeliro2pistoleior2pistoleirro1pistolerio2
Edit distance from "pistoleiro"

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 "pistoleiro"?
"pistoleiro" is spelled P-I-S-T-O-L-E-I-R-O.
What does "pistoleiro" mean?
As a noun, "pistoleiro" means: criminoso que possui uma arma de fogo
What are common misspellings of "pistoleiro"?
Common misspellings include "ipstoleiro", "pisotleiro", "pisstoleiro", "pistloeiro", "pistoeliro". The correct spelling is "pistoleiro".
What language does "pistoleiro" come from?
"pistoleiro" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list