ruivo
/ˈRuj.vu/
The verdict
“ruivo” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,909. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,909
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 963
- “R” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - amarelo-avermelhado, louro-avermelhado
Corpus desk
Index PT-ruivo · ruivo · Portuguese
ruivo · rank #17,909 · 6 variants · 14 confusables
- FREQ-MID #17,909
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 963
- PHOTO-FINISH salsicha
Nearest frequency peer: salsicha (+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 “ruivo”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- revanche
revanche
82,095 corpus weight
- rigoroso
rigoroso
82,094 corpus weight
- ruivo
ruivo
82,092 corpus weight
- salsicha
salsicha
82,091 corpus weight
- seguidor
seguidor
82,089 corpus weight
- sejas
sejas
82,088 corpus weight
What this shows “ruivo” 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 | ruivo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈRuj.vu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #17,909 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “ruivo”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around ruivo (IPA /ˈRuj.vu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,909 among 963 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "amarelo-avermelhado, louro-avermelhado".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ruivo, with forms such as "riuvo", "rruivo", and "ruiov". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "rumo", "russo", "rio", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is ruivo, spelled R-U-I-V-O.
Definition
- 1amarelo-avermelhado, louro-avermelhado
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- riuvo
- rruivo
- ruiov
- ruivvo
- ruvio
- urivo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ruivo - 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
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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).