skol

//ˈskoːl/ /ˈskɔːl// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,915

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

skol is aPortuguesenoun. It means: escola Pronounced /ˈskoːl/ /ˈskɔːl/. Often confused with só and sou.

Key facts for skol
PropertyValue
Headwordskol
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈskoːl/ /ˈskɔːl/
Letters4
Frequency rank#38,915
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for skol is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈskoːl/ /ˈskɔːl/. Corpus data places it at rank #38,915 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "escola".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for skol, with forms such as "ksol", "skkol", and "sklo". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "só", "sou", "sob", 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 skol, spelled S-K-O-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    escola

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ksol,skkol,sklo,skoll,sokl,sskol

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for skol

Misspelling Variants of "skol"

ksol4skkol5sklo4skoll5sokl4sskol5
Misspelling Variants of "skol"

Frequency rank: #38,915 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "skol"?
"skol" is spelled S-K-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈskoːl/ /ˈskɔːl/.
What does "skol" mean?
As a noun, "skol" means: escola
What words are commonly confused with "skol"?
"skol" is commonly confused with "só", "sou", "sob". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "skol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "skol" is /ˈskoːl/ /ˈskɔːl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "skol" come from?
"skol" 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.