sogro

/ˈso.ɡɾu/

//ˈso.ɡɾu// noun

The verdict

“sogro” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #14,033 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#14,033
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pai do(a) cônjuge.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sogro vs solo
60% similar
sogro vs sono
60% similar
sogro vs soir
60% similar

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

Key facts for sogro
PropertyValue
Headwordsogro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈso.ɡɾu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,033
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sogro” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sogro lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for sogro is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈso.ɡɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,033 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "pai do(a) cônjuge.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for sogro, with forms such as "osgro", "sgoro", and "soggro". 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, "solo", "sono", "soir", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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. The correct Portuguese form is sogro, spelled S-O-G-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pai do(a) cônjuge.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osgro,sgoro,soggro,sogor,sogrro,sorgo,ssogro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osgro2sgoro2soggro1sogor2sogrro1sorgo2ssogro1
Edit distance from "sogro"

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 "sogro"?
"sogro" is spelled S-O-G-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈso.ɡɾu/.
What does "sogro" mean?
As a noun, "sogro" means: pai do(a) cônjuge.
What words are commonly confused with "sogro"?
"sogro" is commonly confused with "solo", "sono", "soir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sogro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sogro" is /ˈso.ɡɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sogro" come from?
"sogro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “sogro”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-O-G-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈso.ɡɾu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “solo” - see the side-by-side comparison. sogro vs solo
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list