sésamo

//ˈsɛsa̝mo̝// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,349

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

sésamo is aPortuguesenoun. It means: sésamo Pronounced /ˈsɛsa̝mo̝/. Often confused with sismo and sessão.

Key facts for sésamo
PropertyValue
Headwordsésamo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɛsa̝mo̝/
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,349
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sésamo in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for sésamo is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsɛsa̝mo̝/. Corpus data places it at rank #40,349 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sésamo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sésamo, with forms such as "sséamo", "ssésamo", and "séasmo". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "sismo", "sessão", "sétimo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is sésamo, spelled S-É-S-A-M-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    sésamo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sséamo,ssésamo,séasmo,sésammo,sésaom,sésmao,séssamo,éssamo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sésamo

Misspelling Variants of "sésamo"

sséamo6ssésamo7séasmo6sésammo7sésaom6sésmao6séssamo7éssamo6
Misspelling Variants of "sésamo"

Frequency rank: #40,349 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sésamo"?
"sésamo" is spelled S-É-S-A-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɛsa̝mo̝/.
What does "sésamo" mean?
As a noun, "sésamo" means: sésamo
What words are commonly confused with "sésamo"?
"sésamo" is commonly confused with "sismo", "sessão", "sétimo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sésamo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sésamo" is /ˈsɛsa̝mo̝/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sésamo" come from?
"sésamo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.