sacola

/sɐ.ˈkɔ.lɐ/

//sɐ.ˈkɔ.lɐ// noun

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The verdict

“sacola” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,977. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,977
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - saco de dois alforjes ou fundos que frades mendicantes usam para recolher as dádivas e que ainda hoje usam os pedintes para levar as esmolas

Corpus desk

Index PT-sacola · sacola · Portuguese

sacola · rank #12,977 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,977
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH serial

Nearest frequency peer: serial (+3 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 “sacola”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sacola” 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).

sacola vs sala
67% similar
sacola vs Samoa
50% similar
sacola vs saco
67% similar

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

Key facts for sacola
PropertyValue
Headwordsacola
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sɐ.ˈkɔ.lɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,977
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sacola”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).sacolacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “serial” (#12,980), “sermão” (#12,981), “retrospectiva” (#12,972). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sacola” fica em #12,977. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around sacola (IPA /sɐ.ˈkɔ.lɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,977 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sacola, with forms such as "ascola", "saccola", and "sacloa". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "sala", "Samoa", "saco", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is sacola, spelled S-A-C-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    saco de dois alforjes ou fundos que frades mendicantes usam para recolher as dádivas e que ainda hoje usam os pedintes para levar as esmolas
  2. 2
    bornal de pedinte ou de frade mendicante
  3. 3
    alforje
  4. 4
    saco plástico

This word in other languages

bag(English)sac(Français)Tüte(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ascola
  • saccola
  • sacloa
  • sacoal
  • sacolla
  • saocla
  • scaola
  • ssacola

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ascola2saccola1sacloa2sacoal2sacolla1saocla2scaola2ssacola1
Edit distance from "sacola"

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 "sacola"?
"sacola" is spelled S-A-C-O-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /sɐ.ˈkɔ.lɐ/.
What does "sacola" mean?
As a noun, "sacola" means: saco de dois alforjes ou fundos que frades mendicantes usam para recolher as dádivas e que ainda hoje usam os pedintes para levar as esmolas
What words are commonly confused with "sacola"?
"sacola" is commonly confused with "sala", "Samoa", "saco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sacola"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sacola" is /sɐ.ˈkɔ.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sacola" come from?
"sacola" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

serial#12,980sermão#12,981strike#12,985virado#12,995

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

lucky8 variantslençol8 variantsJoshua8 variantsirritar8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list