saxofone

/sa.ksɔ.ˈfɔ.nɨ/

//sa.ksɔ.ˈfɔ.nɨ// noun

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The verdict

“saxofone” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #31,142. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,142
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - instrumento de sopro inventado em 1846 pelo belga Adolphe Sax

Corpus desk

Index PT-saxofone · saxofone · Portuguese

saxofone · rank #31,142 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,142
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH siempre

Nearest frequency peer: siempre (+5 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 “saxofone”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “saxofone” 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 saxofone
PropertyValue
Headwordsaxofone
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sa.ksɔ.ˈfɔ.nɨ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,142
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “saxofone”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).saxofonecai 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 “siempre” (#31,147), “signatário” (#31,148), “sobrepor” (#31,151). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “saxofone” fica em #31,142. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around saxofone (IPA /sa.ksɔ.ˈfɔ.nɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,142 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "instrumento de sopro inventado em 1846 pelo belga Adolphe Sax".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for saxofone, with forms such as "asxofone", "saoxfone", and "saxfoone". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is saxofone, spelled S-A-X-O-F-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    instrumento de sopro inventado em 1846 pelo belga Adolphe Sax

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dentre os segredos de embocadura, ele guarda o episódio intrigante de quando Pixinguinha trocou definitivamente a flauta pelo saxofone.

This word in other languages

saxophone(English)saxofón(Español)saxophone(Français)Saxophon(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asxofone
  • saoxfone
  • saxfoone
  • saxoffone
  • saxofnoe
  • saxofoen
  • saxofonne
  • saxoofne
  • saxxofone
  • ssaxofone
  • sxaofone

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of saxofone - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

asxofone2saoxfone2saxfoone2saxoffone1saxofnoe2saxofoen2saxofonne1saxoofne2
Edit distance from "saxofone"

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 "saxofone"?
"saxofone" is spelled S-A-X-O-F-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /sa.ksɔ.ˈfɔ.nɨ/.
What does "saxofone" mean?
As a noun, "saxofone" means: instrumento de sopro inventado em 1846 pelo belga Adolphe Sax
What are common misspellings of "saxofone"?
Common misspellings include "asxofone", "saoxfone", "saxfoone", "saxoffone", "saxofnoe". The correct spelling is "saxofone".
How do you pronounce "saxofone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "saxofone" is /sa.ksɔ.ˈfɔ.nɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "saxofone" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "saxofone", 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 (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list