pólvora

/ˈpɔɫ.vu.ɾɐ/

//ˈpɔɫ.vu.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“pólvora” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,009. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,009
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nome genérico dado a várias qualidades de explosivos empregados nas armas de fogo

Corpus desk

Index PT-polvora · pólvora · Portuguese

pólvora · rank #14,009 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #14,009
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH quaresma

Nearest frequency peer: quaresma (+1 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 “pólvora”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pólvora” 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).

pólvora vs polvo
57% similar

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

Key facts for pólvora
PropertyValue
Headwordpólvora
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɔɫ.vu.ɾɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,009
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pólvora”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).pólvoracai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “quaresma” (#14,010), “provisório” (#14,006), “providência” (#14,005). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pólvora” fica em #14,009. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around pólvora (IPA /ˈpɔɫ.vu.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,009 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nome genérico dado a várias qualidades de explosivos empregados nas armas de fogo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for pólvora, with forms such as "plóvora", "ppólvora", and "póllvora". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "polvo", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is pólvora, spelled P-Ó-L-V-O-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    nome genérico dado a várias qualidades de explosivos empregados nas armas de fogo

This word in other languages

gunpowder(English)pólvora(Español)poudre à canon(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • plóvora
  • ppólvora
  • póllvora
  • pólovra
  • pólvoar
  • pólvorra
  • pólvroa
  • pólvvora
  • póvlora
  • óplvora

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

plóvora2ppólvora1póllvora1pólovra2pólvoar2pólvorra1pólvroa2pólvvora1
Edit distance from "pólvora"

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 "pólvora"?
"pólvora" is spelled P-Ó-L-V-O-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɔɫ.vu.ɾɐ/.
What does "pólvora" mean?
As a noun, "pólvora" means: nome genérico dado a várias qualidades de explosivos empregados nas armas de fogo
What words are commonly confused with "pólvora"?
"pólvora" is commonly confused with "polvo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pólvora"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pólvora" is /ˈpɔɫ.vu.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pólvora" come from?
"pólvora" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

recinto#14,014represa#14,019pantera#13,992noivado#13,983

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

vibração10 variantshonrado10 variantsafundar10 variantsalienação10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list