quartzo

/ˈkwaɾ.tzu/

//ˈkwaɾ.tzu// noun

The verdict

“quartzo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #26,528. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,528
frequency rank, Portuguese
129
“Q” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o mineral mais abundante do planeta, representando 12% da crosta terrestre; é formado basicamente por sílica (dióxido de silício SiO₂), que forma uma estrutura cristalina trigonal composta por tetr...

Corpus desk

Index PT-quartzo · quartzo · Portuguese

quartzo · rank #26,528 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,528
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 129
  • PHOTO-FINISH pêlo

Nearest frequency peer: pêlo (-2 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 “quartzo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “quartzo” 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).

quartzo vs quatro
71% similar
quartzo vs quanto
71% similar
quartzo vs quarto
86% similar

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

Key facts for quartzo
PropertyValue
Headwordquartzo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkwaɾ.tzu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,528
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “quartzo”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.quartzocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “pêlo” (#26,526), “psíquico” (#26,523), “rank” (#26,533). Entre 129 lemas com “Q”, “quartzo” fica em #26,528. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around quartzo (IPA /ˈkwaɾ.tzu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,528 among 129 “Q” headwords. Dominant gloss: "o mineral mais abundante do planeta, representando 12% da crosta terrestre; é formado basicamente por sílica (dióxido de silício SiO₂), que forma uma estrutura cristalina trigonal composta por tetr...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for quartzo, with forms such as "qaurtzo", "qquartzo", and "quarrtzo". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "quatro", "quanto", "quarto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is quartzo, spelled Q-U-A-R-T-Z-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o mineral mais abundante do planeta, representando 12% da crosta terrestre; é formado basicamente por sílica (dióxido de silício SiO₂), que forma uma estrutura cristalina trigonal composta por tetraedros; é largamente utilizado na indústria para a fabricação dos mais diversos produtos como, vidros, abrasivos, fibras óticas, componentes eletrônicos, instrumentos óticos, cerâmicas, joias e ornamentos

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Madeira, cristais de quartzo e borracha são matérias-primas, mas não são commodities.

Synonyms

quarço

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qaurtzo
  • qquartzo
  • quarrtzo
  • quartoz
  • quarttzo
  • quartzzo
  • quarzto
  • quatrzo
  • quratzo
  • uqartzo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

qaurtzo2qquartzo1quarrtzo1quartoz2quarttzo1quartzzo1quarzto2quatrzo2
Edit distance from "quartzo"

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 "quartzo"?
"quartzo" is spelled Q-U-A-R-T-Z-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkwaɾ.tzu/.
What does "quartzo" mean?
As a noun, "quartzo" means: o mineral mais abundante do planeta, representando 12% da crosta terrestre; é formado basicamente por sílica (dióxido de silício SiO₂), que forma uma estrutura cristalina trigonal composta por tetr...
What words are commonly confused with "quartzo"?
"quartzo" is commonly confused with "quatro", "quanto", "quarto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quartzo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quartzo" is /ˈkwaɾ.tzu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quartzo" come from?
"quartzo" 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 "quartzo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list