romance
/Ru.ˈmɐ̃.sɨ/
The verdict
“romance” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,597 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #2,597
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o mesmo que românico
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 | romance |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /Ru.ˈmɐ̃.sɨ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,597 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “romance” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for romance is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /Ru.ˈmɐ̃.sɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,597 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for romance, with forms such as "ormance", "rmoance", and "roamnce". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "relance", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is romance, spelled R-O-M-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1o mesmo que românico
- 2relativo à poesia trovadoresca provençal
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ormance,rmoance,roamnce,romacne,romancce,romanec,romannce,rommance,romnace,rromance
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of romance - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “romance”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-O-M-A-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /Ru.ˈmɐ̃.sɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “relance” - see the side-by-side comparison. romance vs relance
- 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.