rico
The verdict
“rico” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,724 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,724
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - diz-se de quem tem muito dinheiro
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 | rico |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #1,724 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rico” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for rico is 4 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #1,724 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for rico, with forms such as "irco", "rcio", and "ricco". 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", "rim", "rock", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
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 rico, spelled R-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1diz-se de quem tem muito dinheiro
- 2abundante; que tem muito de algo
- 3valioso
- 4diz-se de alimento que contém muita gordura ou temperos
- 5diz-se de roupas luxuosas, opulentas
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: irco,rcio,ricco,rioc,rrico
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rico - 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.
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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Using “rico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “rio” - see the side-by-side comparison. rico vs rio
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.