ranço
/ˈRɐ̃.su/
The verdict
“ranço” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #36,613. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #36,613
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 963
- “R” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aquela comida ou gordura que em contato com o ar tornou de sabor acre
Corpus desk
Index PT-ranco · ranço · Portuguese
ranço · rank #36,613 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #36,613
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 963
- PHOTO-FINISH rebentar
Nearest frequency peer: rebentar (+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 “ranço”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- profano
profano
63,402 corpus weight
- quilómetro
quilómetro
63,391 corpus weight
- ranço
ranço
63,388 corpus weight
- rebentar
rebentar
63,387 corpus weight
- reconhecida…
reconhecidamente
63,384 corpus weight
- resguardar
resguardar
63,371 corpus weight
What this shows “ranço” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ranço |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈRɐ̃.su/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #36,613 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “ranço”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around ranço (IPA /ˈRɐ̃.su/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #36,613 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ranço, with forms such as "arnço", "rannço", and "ranoç". 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, "rico", "raro", "rato", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is ranço, spelled R-A-N-Ç-O.
Definition
- 1aquela comida ou gordura que em contato com o ar tornou de sabor acre
- 2antigo ou atrasado
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- arnço
- rannço
- ranoç
- raçno
- rnaço
- rranço
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ranço - 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.
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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ranço", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).