seguro
/sɨ.ˈɡu.ɾu/
The verdict
“seguro” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,410 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,410
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - na ausência de perigo ou risco
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 | seguro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /sɨ.ˈɡu.ɾu/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,410 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “seguro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for seguro is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /sɨ.ˈɡu.ɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,410 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for seguro, with forms such as "esguro", "segguro", and "segruo". 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. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "sogro", "severo", "segue", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is seguro, spelled S-E-G-U-R-O.
Definition
- 1na ausência de perigo ou risco
- 2sem receios, corajoso
- 3convicto
- 4cauteloso
- 5confiável
- 6fiel
- 7sem possibilidade de engano
- 8firme, preso
- 9avaro
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: esguro,segguro,segruo,seguor,segurro,seugro,sgeuro,sseguro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of seguro - 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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Using “seguro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-E-G-U-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /sɨ.ˈɡu.ɾu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “sogro” - see the side-by-side comparison. seguro vs sogro
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.