pomba
/ˈpõ.bɐ/
The verdict
“pomba” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,359. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,359
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,113
- “P” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ave columbiforme da família dos columbídeos
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pomba |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpõ.bɐ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #17,359 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pomba” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around pomba (IPA /ˈpõ.bɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,359 among 3,113 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pomba, with forms such as "opmba", "pmoba", and "pobma". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "puma", "poxa", "popa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is pomba, spelled P-O-M-B-A.
Definition
- 1ave columbiforme da família dos columbídeos
- 2vasilha de cobre para pôr caldo límpido de cana-de-açúcar
- 3pessoa muito bondosa
- 4partes privadas da mulher; vulva
- 5aparelho íntimo masculino; pênis
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- opmba
- pmoba
- pobma
- pomab
- pombba
- pommba
- ppomba
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pomba - 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.
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.
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Using “pomba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-O-M-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpõ.bɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “puma” - see the side-by-side comparison. pomba vs puma
- 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.