simbólico

//sĩ.ˈbɔ.li.ku// adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,547

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

simbólico is anPortugueseadj. It means: referente a símbolo Pronounced /sĩ.ˈbɔ.li.ku/. Often confused with símbolo and simbolismo.

Key facts for simbólico
PropertyValue
Headwordsimbólico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/sĩ.ˈbɔ.li.ku/
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,547
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for simbólico is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /sĩ.ˈbɔ.li.ku/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,547 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for simbólico, with forms such as "ismbólico", "sibmólico", and "simbbólico". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "símbolo", "simbolismo", 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 simbólico, spelled S-I-M-B-Ó-L-I-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    referente a símbolo
  2. 2
    alegórico
  3. 3
    emblemático

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ismbólico,sibmólico,simbbólico,simblóico,simbóilco,simbólcio,simbólicco,simbólioc,simbóllico,simmbólico,simóblico,smibólico,ssimbólico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for simbólico

Misspelling Variants of "simbólico"

ismbólico9sibmólico9simbbólico10simblóico9simbóilco9simbólcio9simbólicco10simbólioc9
Misspelling Variants of "simbólico"

Frequency rank: #11,547 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "simbólico"?
"simbólico" is spelled S-I-M-B-Ó-L-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /sĩ.ˈbɔ.li.ku/.
What does "simbólico" mean?
As an adj, "simbólico" means: referente a símbolo
What words are commonly confused with "simbólico"?
"simbólico" is commonly confused with "símbolo", "simbolismo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "simbólico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "simbólico" is /sĩ.ˈbɔ.li.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "simbólico" come from?
"simbólico" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.