ritmo

/ˈRi.tmu/

//ˈRi.tmu// noun

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The verdict

“ritmo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,106. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,106
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - movimento ou procedimento com recorrência uniforme de uma batida, marcação, etc

Corpus desk

Index PT-ritmo · ritmo · Portuguese

ritmo · rank #3,106 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,106
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH religiosa

Nearest frequency peer: religiosa (-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 “ritmo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ritmo” 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).

ritmo vs rumo
60% similar
ritmo vs rito
80% similar
ritmo vs rio
60% similar

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

Key facts for ritmo
PropertyValue
Headwordritmo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈRi.tmu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,106
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ritmo”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “religiosa” (#3,105), “rotina” (#3,107), “sofre” (#3,108). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “ritmo” fica em #3,106. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around ritmo (IPA /ˈRi.tmu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,106 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ritmo, with forms such as "irtmo", "rimto", and "ritmmo". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "rumo", "rito", "rio", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented 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 ritmo, spelled R-I-T-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    movimento ou procedimento com recorrência uniforme de uma batida, marcação, etc
  2. 2
    o padrão de pulsações regulares ou não causadas pela ocorrência de batidas melódicas e harmônicas
  3. 3
    movimento controlado, como em dança, por exemplo

This word in other languages

rhythm(English)ritmo(Español)Rhythmus(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irtmo
  • rimto
  • ritmmo
  • ritom
  • rittmo
  • rritmo
  • rtimo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

irtmo2rimto2ritmmo1ritom2rittmo1rritmo1rtimo2
Edit distance from "ritmo"

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 "ritmo"?
"ritmo" is spelled R-I-T-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈRi.tmu/.
What does "ritmo" mean?
As a noun, "ritmo" means: movimento ou procedimento com recorrência uniforme de uma batida, marcação, etc
What words are commonly confused with "ritmo"?
"ritmo" is commonly confused with "rumo", "rito", "rio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ritmo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ritmo" is /ˈRi.tmu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ritmo" come from?
"ritmo" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

sofre#3,108perna#3,098Vasco#3,115arena#3,120

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

queijo7 variantsdever7 variantslittle7 variantsmajor7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list