rádio

noun

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The verdict

“rádio” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #857. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#857
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elemento químico de símbolo Ra, possui o número atômico 88 e massa atômica relativa 226,025 u; é um metal alcalino terroso, branco prateado, altamente radioativo; ocorre em todos os minérios de urâ...

Corpus desk

Index PT-radio · rádio · Portuguese

rádio · rank #857 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #857
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH sete

Nearest frequency peer: sete (+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 “rádio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “rádio” 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).

rádio vs rio
60% similar
rádio vs ramo
40% similar
rádio vs raiz
40% similar

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

Key facts for rádio
PropertyValue
Headwordrádio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#857
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “rádio”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).rádiocai 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 “sete” (#858), “presença” (#855), “tornar” (#859). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rádio” fica em #857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around rádio, anoun. Corpus frequency is #857 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for rádio, with forms such as "rdáio", "rrádio", and "ráddio". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rio", "ramo", "raiz", 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is rádio, spelled R-Á-D-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    elemento químico de símbolo Ra, possui o número atômico 88 e massa atômica relativa 226,025 u; é um metal alcalino terroso, branco prateado, altamente radioativo; ocorre em todos os minérios de urânio, e é produzido por decaimento radioativo; é utilizado na medicina para tratamento de câncer e, em laboratórios, como fonte de neutrons para análise de materiais
  2. 2
    osso do braço que se estende do lado de dentro do cotovelo até o lado do pulso onde se encontra o polegar
  3. 3
    equipamentos utilizados para receber os sinais radiofônicos

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ouvi o resultado do jogo no rádio do meu carro.

This word in other languages

radium(English)radio(Español)radium(Français)Radium(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rdáio
  • rrádio
  • ráddio
  • rádoi
  • ráido
  • árdio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rádio - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rdáio2rrádio1ráddio1rádoi2ráido2árdio2
Edit distance from "rádio"

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 "rádio"?
"rádio" is spelled R-Á-D-I-O.
What does "rádio" mean?
As a noun, "rádio" means: elemento químico de símbolo Ra, possui o número atômico 88 e massa atômica relativa 226,025 u; é um metal alcalino terroso, branco prateado, altamente radioativo; ocorre em todos os minérios de urâ...
What words are commonly confused with "rádio"?
"rádio" is commonly confused with "rio", "ramo", "raiz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "rádio" come from?
"rádio" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rádio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

trás6 variantsAutor6 variantspraia6 variantsbairro6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list