segmento

/sɛˈɡ.mẽ.tu/

//sɛˈɡ.mẽ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“segmento” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,686. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,686
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - parte; porção de um todo

Corpus desk

Index PT-segmento · segmento · Portuguese

segmento · rank #5,686 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,686
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH revelação

Nearest frequency peer: revelação (-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 “segmento”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “segmento” 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).

segmento vs semente
75% similar
segmento vs seguimento
80% similar
segmento vs sedento
75% similar

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

Key facts for segmento
PropertyValue
Headwordsegmento
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sɛˈɡ.mẽ.tu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,686
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “segmento”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).segmentocai 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 “revelação” (#5,683), “síndrome” (#5,689), “resistir” (#5,681). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “segmento” fica em #5,686. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around segmento (IPA /sɛˈɡ.mẽ.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,686 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for segmento, with forms such as "esgmento", "segemnto", and "seggmento". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "semente", "seguimento", "sedento", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists 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 segmento, spelled S-E-G-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    parte; porção de um todo
  2. 2
    porção de reta limitada por dois pontos, denominados extremos

Synonyms

secçãopedaço

Antonyms

todointeiro

This word in other languages

segment(English)segmento(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esgmento
  • segemnto
  • seggmento
  • segmennto
  • segmenot
  • segmentto
  • segmetno
  • segmmento
  • segmneto
  • semgento
  • sgemento
  • ssegmento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esgmento2segemnto2seggmento1segmennto1segmenot2segmentto1segmetno2segmmento1
Edit distance from "segmento"

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 "segmento"?
"segmento" is spelled S-E-G-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /sɛˈɡ.mẽ.tu/.
What does "segmento" mean?
As a noun, "segmento" means: parte; porção de um todo
What words are commonly confused with "segmento"?
"segmento" is commonly confused with "semente", "seguimento", "sedento". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "segmento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "segmento" is /sɛˈɡ.mẽ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "segmento" come from?
"segmento" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

síndrome#5,689resistir#5,681temática#5,692alimento#5,704

Similar misspelling depth

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

mestrado12 variantsdesconto12 variantsgeladeira12 variantsculinária12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list