pistoleiro

noun

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
3,113
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - criminoso que possui uma arma de fogo

Key facts for pistoleiro
PropertyValue
Headwordpistoleiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#27,973
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pistoleiro” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pistoleiro lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around pistoleiro, anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,973 among 3,113 “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

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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Using “pistoleiro”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-I-S-T-O-L-E-I-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list