sonda

noun

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The verdict

“sonda” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,157. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,157
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - prumo ou objeto análogo com que se determina ou observa a profundidade das águas, ou interior de um objeto, estado de um órgão ou de um ferimento, etc

Corpus desk

Index PT-sonda · sonda · Portuguese

sonda · rank #11,157 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,157
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH secret

Nearest frequency peer: secret (-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 “sonda”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sonda” 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).

sonda vs sono
60% similar
sonda vs sopa
60% similar
sonda vs sons
60% similar

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

Key facts for sonda
PropertyValue
Headwordsonda
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,157
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sonda”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).sondacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “secret” (#11,153), “sueco” (#11,162), “sugerido” (#11,163). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sonda” fica em #11,157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around sonda, anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,157 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for sonda, with forms such as "osnda", "snoda", and "sodna". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sono", "sopa", "sons", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is sonda, spelled S-O-N-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    prumo ou objeto análogo com que se determina ou observa a profundidade das águas, ou interior de um objeto, estado de um órgão ou de um ferimento, etc
  2. 2
    aparelho de perfuração do terreno para conhecimento do subsolo ou para abrir poços profundos
  3. 3
    tubo de borracha que se introduz em cavidades orgânicas para se extrair delas o conteúdo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Em apenas quatro anos, o aluguel diário de uma sonda de perfuração quadruplicou, passando de US$ 100 mil para US$ 400 mil.
  2. Foi uma lição de vida porque passei 39 dias internado, fiz uma operação enorme, com sonda no nariz, sonda gástrica e sangue na veia.

This word in other languages

sonda(Español)sonde(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osnda
  • snoda
  • sodna
  • sonad
  • sondda
  • sonnda
  • ssonda

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sonda - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

osnda2snoda2sodna2sonad2sondda1sonnda1ssonda1
Edit distance from "sonda"

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 "sonda"?
"sonda" is spelled S-O-N-D-A.
What does "sonda" mean?
As a noun, "sonda" means: prumo ou objeto análogo com que se determina ou observa a profundidade das águas, ou interior de um objeto, estado de um órgão ou de um ferimento, etc
What words are commonly confused with "sonda"?
"sonda" is commonly confused with "sono", "sopa", "sons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "sonda" come from?
"sonda" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sueco#11,162troço#11,175pisar#11,125viral#11,189

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

terraço7 variantsapril7 variantsjejum7 variantscabra7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list