sarcasmo

/sɐɾ.ˈkaʒ.mu/

//sɐɾ.ˈkaʒ.mu// noun

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The verdict

“sarcasmo” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,203. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,203
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - escárnio ou zombaria, intimamente ligado à ironia com um intuito mordaz quase cruel, muitas vezes ferindo a sensibilidade da pessoa que o recebe

Corpus desk

Index PT-sarcasmo · sarcasmo · Portuguese

sarcasmo · rank #15,203 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,203
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH running

Nearest frequency peer: running (-2 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 “sarcasmo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sarcasmo” 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
Key facts for sarcasmo
PropertyValue
Headwordsarcasmo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sɐɾ.ˈkaʒ.mu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,203
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sarcasmo”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “running” (#15,201), “rue” (#15,200), “shake” (#15,206). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sarcasmo” fica em #15,203. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around sarcasmo (IPA /sɐɾ.ˈkaʒ.mu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,203 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "escárnio ou zombaria, intimamente ligado à ironia com um intuito mordaz quase cruel, muitas vezes ferindo a sensibilidade da pessoa que o recebe".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for sarcasmo, with forms such as "asrcasmo", "sacrasmo", and "saracsmo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is sarcasmo, spelled S-A-R-C-A-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    escárnio ou zombaria, intimamente ligado à ironia com um intuito mordaz quase cruel, muitas vezes ferindo a sensibilidade da pessoa que o recebe

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how sarcasmo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Novas canções que Gil mostra em Banda Larga são cheias de sarcasmo e ousadia formal, mas a faceta política está sempre lá.

This word in other languages

sarcasm(English)sarcasmo(Español)sarcasme(Français)Sarkasmus(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asrcasmo
  • sacrasmo
  • saracsmo
  • sarcamso
  • sarcasmmo
  • sarcasom
  • sarcassmo
  • sarccasmo
  • sarcsamo
  • sarrcasmo
  • sracasmo
  • ssarcasmo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asrcasmo2sacrasmo2saracsmo2sarcamso2sarcasmmo1sarcasom2sarcassmo1sarccasmo1
Edit distance from "sarcasmo"

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 "sarcasmo"?
"sarcasmo" is spelled S-A-R-C-A-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /sɐɾ.ˈkaʒ.mu/.
What does "sarcasmo" mean?
As a noun, "sarcasmo" means: escárnio ou zombaria, intimamente ligado à ironia com um intuito mordaz quase cruel, muitas vezes ferindo a sensibilidade da pessoa que o recebe
What are common misspellings of "sarcasmo"?
Common misspellings include "asrcasmo", "sacrasmo", "saracsmo", "sarcamso", "sarcasmmo". The correct spelling is "sarcasmo".
How do you pronounce "sarcasmo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sarcasmo" is /sɐɾ.ˈkaʒ.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sarcasmo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list