silo

/ˈsi.lu/

//ˈsi.lu// noun

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The verdict

“silo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #36,653. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,653
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - armazém subterrâneo para cereais, ou outros alimentos

Corpus desk

Index PT-silo · silo · Portuguese

silo · rank #36,653 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,653
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH scorpion

Nearest frequency peer: scorpion (-4 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 “silo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “silo” 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).

silo vs só
25% similar
silo vs sim
50% similar
silo vs sol
50% similar

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

Key facts for silo
PropertyValue
Headwordsilo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsi.lu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#36,653
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “silo”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).silocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “scorpion” (#36,649), “saturado” (#36,647), “réveillon” (#36,644). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “silo” fica em #36,653. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around silo (IPA /ˈsi.lu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,653 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for silo, with forms such as "islo", "sillo", and "siol". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "só", "sim", "sol", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is silo, spelled S-I-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    armazém subterrâneo para cereais, ou outros alimentos
  2. 2
    torre de armazenagem de cereais
  3. 3
    sistema de conservação de forragens por fermentação controlada em lugares herméticos, ensilagem
  4. 4
    armazém de armamento militar subterrâneo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • islo
  • sillo
  • siol
  • slio
  • ssilo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of silo - 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.

islo2sillo1siol2slio2ssilo1
Edit distance from "silo"

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 "silo"?
"silo" is spelled S-I-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsi.lu/.
What does "silo" mean?
As a noun, "silo" means: armazém subterrâneo para cereais, ou outros alimentos
What words are commonly confused with "silo"?
"silo" is commonly confused with "só", "sim", "sol". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "silo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "silo" is /ˈsi.lu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "silo" come from?
"silo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mein#36,545mask#36,537gafe#36,467exit#36,897

Similar misspelling depth

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

loiça5 variantscomme5 variantshide5 variantsinda5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list