pombo

/ˈpõ.bu/

//ˈpõ.bu// noun

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The verdict

“pombo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,928. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,928
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ave da ordem das columbinas com muitas espécies domésticas e selvagens

Corpus desk

Index PT-pombo · pombo · Portuguese

pombo · rank #14,928 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,928
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH polonês

Nearest frequency peer: polonês (-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 “pombo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pombo” 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).

pombo vs povo
60% similar
pombo vs pomo
80% similar
pombo vs pouco
60% similar

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

Key facts for pombo
PropertyValue
Headwordpombo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpõ.bu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,928
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pombo”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “polonês” (#14,927), “pub” (#14,932), “pães” (#14,933). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pombo” fica em #14,928. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pombo (IPA /ˈpõ.bu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,928 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ave da ordem das columbinas com muitas espécies domésticas e selvagens".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pombo, with forms such as "opmbo", "pmobo", and "pobmo". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "povo", "pomo", "pouco", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is pombo, spelled P-O-M-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ave da ordem das columbinas com muitas espécies domésticas e selvagens

This word in other languages

pigeon(English)pichón(Español)pigeon(Français)Taube(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opmbo
  • pmobo
  • pobmo
  • pombbo
  • pommbo
  • pomob
  • ppombo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

opmbo2pmobo2pobmo2pombbo1pommbo1pomob2ppombo1
Edit distance from "pombo"

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 "pombo"?
"pombo" is spelled P-O-M-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpõ.bu/.
What does "pombo" mean?
As a noun, "pombo" means: ave da ordem das columbinas com muitas espécies domésticas e selvagens
What words are commonly confused with "pombo"?
"pombo" is commonly confused with "povo", "pomo", "pouco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pombo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pombo" is /ˈpõ.bu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pombo" come from?
"pombo" 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 "pombo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

macio#14,891leque#14,885tinto#14,977óbito#14,997

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list