sacro
/ˈsa.kɾu/
The verdict
“sacro” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #42,664. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #42,664
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,185
- “S” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sagrado, qualificativo dado a aquilo que tem relação com o divino, a aquilo que se tem em mui alta estima
Corpus desk
Index PT-sacro · sacro · Portuguese
sacro · rank #42,664 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #42,664
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,185
- PHOTO-FINISH riddle
Nearest frequency peer: riddle (-7 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “sacro”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- riddle
riddle
57,344 corpus weight
- sacro
sacro
57,337 corpus weight
- Sofa
Sofa
57,321 corpus weight
- solista
solista
57,319 corpus weight
- sossegar
sossegar
57,318 corpus weight
- tak
tak
57,309 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “sacro” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | sacro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsa.kɾu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #42,664 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Onde “sacro” fica na frequência do português
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around sacro (IPA /ˈsa.kɾu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,664 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sagrado, qualificativo dado a aquilo que tem relação com o divino, a aquilo que se tem em mui alta estima".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for sacro, with forms such as "ascro", "saccro", and "sacor". 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, "são", "sair", "seco", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is sacro, spelled S-A-C-R-O.
Definition
- 1sagrado, qualificativo dado a aquilo que tem relação com o divino, a aquilo que se tem em mui alta estima
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ascro
- saccro
- sacor
- sacrro
- sarco
- scaro
- ssacro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sacro - 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.
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
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sacro", not the corpus desk frequency band.
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 (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "sacro". Here's where to go from here.
- "sacro" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "são". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #42,664 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.