prólogo

/ˈpɾɔ.lu.ɡu/

//ˈpɾɔ.lu.ɡu// noun

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The verdict

“prólogo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #29,480. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,480
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a primeira parte, dialogada, da tragédia, no antigo teatro grego

Corpus desk

Index PT-prologo · prólogo · Portuguese

prólogo · rank #29,480 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #29,480
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH psique

Nearest frequency peer: psique (+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 “prólogo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “prólogo” 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).

prólogo vs pródigo
71% similar

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

Key facts for prólogo
PropertyValue
Headwordprólogo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɾɔ.lu.ɡu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,480
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “prólogo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).prólogocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “psique” (#29,481), “propensão” (#29,477), “procedência” (#29,474). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “prólogo” fica em #29,480. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around prólogo (IPA /ˈpɾɔ.lu.ɡu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,480 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for prólogo, with forms such as "pprólogo", "prlóogo", and "prrólogo". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "pródigo", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 prólogo, spelled P-R-Ó-L-O-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    a primeira parte, dialogada, da tragédia, no antigo teatro grego
  2. 2
    cena introdutória, onde, em geral, se fornecem dados prévios elucidativos do enredo da peça
  3. 3
    prefácio

This word in other languages

prologue(English)prólogo(Español)prologue(Français)Prolog(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pprólogo
  • prlóogo
  • prrólogo
  • prólgoo
  • próllogo
  • próloggo
  • próloog
  • próolgo
  • pórlogo
  • rpólogo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pprólogo1prlóogo2prrólogo1prólgoo2próllogo1próloggo1próloog2próolgo2
Edit distance from "prólogo"

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 "prólogo"?
"prólogo" is spelled P-R-Ó-L-O-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɾɔ.lu.ɡu/.
What does "prólogo" mean?
As a noun, "prólogo" means: a primeira parte, dialogada, da tragédia, no antigo teatro grego
What words are commonly confused with "prólogo"?
"prólogo" is commonly confused with "pródigo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prólogo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prólogo" is /ˈpɾɔ.lu.ɡu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prólogo" come from?
"prólogo" 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 "prólogo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

saquear#29,511miragem#29,439matamos#29,430fluvial#29,371

Similar misspelling depth

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

bagulho10 variantseconomy10 variantsdetonar10 variantscupcake10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list