severo

adj

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The verdict

“severo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,966. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,966
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - desnecessariamente duro

Corpus desk

Index PT-severo · severo · Portuguese

severo · rank #10,966 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,966
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH sogra

Nearest frequency peer: sogra (+1 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 “severo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “severo” 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).

severo vs severos
86% similar
severo vs seguro
67% similar
severo vs severa
83% similar

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

Key facts for severo
PropertyValue
Headwordsevero
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,966
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “severo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).severocai 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 “sogra” (#10,967), “selecionar” (#10,963), “strong” (#10,969). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “severo” fica em #10,966. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around severo, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,966 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for severo, with forms such as "esvero", "seevro", and "seveor". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "severos", "seguro", "severa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is severo, spelled S-E-V-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    desnecessariamente duro
  2. 2
    sério ou grave na aparência
  3. 3
    grave, crítico
  4. 4
    rigidamente restrito no que diz respeito às maneiras, estilo, gosto etc
  5. 5
    que causa desconforto pelo seu caráter ou condições extremas (diz-se do clima, do frio, do calor etc)
  6. 6
    difícil de aguentar, de realizar
  7. 7
    rigidamente exatos ou metódicos

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Suas críticas foram um pouco severas demais, não acha?
  2. Seu rosto severo não deixava transparecer sua comoção interna.

This word in other languages

severe(English)adusto(Español)sévère(Français)streng(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esvero
  • seevro
  • seveor
  • severro
  • sevreo
  • sevvero
  • ssevero
  • sveero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of severo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

esvero2seevro2seveor2severro1sevreo2sevvero1ssevero1sveero2
Edit distance from "severo"

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 "severo"?
"severo" is spelled S-E-V-E-R-O.
What does "severo" mean?
As an adjective, "severo" means: desnecessariamente duro
What words are commonly confused with "severo"?
"severo" is commonly confused with "severos", "seguro", "severa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "severo" come from?
"severo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

strong#10,969travar#10,978vulcão#10,987Xangai#10,988

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

aceder8 variantsneutro8 variantsbalcão8 variantscordão8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list