primo

adj

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The verdict

“primo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,792. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,792
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tipo de número que só é divisível por um e por si mesmo

Corpus desk

Index PT-primo · primo · Portuguese

primo · rank #2,792 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,792
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH preta

Nearest frequency peer: preta (-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 “primo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “primo” 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).

primo vs pro
60% similar
primo vs print
60% similar
primo vs prize
60% similar

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

Key facts for primo
PropertyValue
Headwordprimo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,792
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “primo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).primocai 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 “preta” (#2,791), “produzido” (#2,793), “provar” (#2,795). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “primo” fica em #2,792. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around primo, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,792 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "tipo de número que só é divisível por um e por si mesmo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for primo, with forms such as "pirmo", "pprimo", and "primmo". 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, "pro", "print", "prize", and more, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is primo, spelled P-R-I-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    tipo de número que só é divisível por um e por si mesmo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Onze é um número primo.

This word in other languages

prime(English)primo(Español)premier(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pirmo
  • pprimo
  • primmo
  • priom
  • prmio
  • prrimo
  • rpimo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pirmo2pprimo1primmo1priom2prmio2prrimo1rpimo2
Edit distance from "primo"

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 "primo"?
"primo" is spelled P-R-I-M-O.
What does "primo" mean?
As an adjective, "primo" means: tipo de número que só é divisível por um e por si mesmo
What words are commonly confused with "primo"?
"primo" is commonly confused with "pro", "print", "prize". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "primo" come from?
"primo" 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 "primo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

preta#2,791vazio#2,811acaso#2,759salão#2,751

Similar misspelling depth

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

nesses7 variantspinto7 variantsdrama7 variantsextra7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list