sono

/ˈso.nu/

//ˈso.nu// noun

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The verdict

“sono” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,910. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,910
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - necessidade, vontade de dormir

Corpus desk

Index PT-sono · sono · Portuguese

sono · rank #2,910 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,910
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH Richard

Nearest frequency peer: Richard (-1 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 “sono”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sono” 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).

sono vs sou
50% similar
sono vs sun
50% similar
sono vs sós
25% similar

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

Key facts for sono
PropertyValue
Headwordsono
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈso.nu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,910
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sono”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Richard” (#2,909), “resumo” (#2,908), “talento” (#2,912). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sono” fica em #2,910. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around sono (IPA /ˈso.nu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,910 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for sono, with forms such as "osno", "snoo", and "sonno". 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, "sou", "sun", "sós", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is sono, spelled S-O-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    necessidade, vontade de dormir
  2. 2
    inércia, indolência
  3. 3
    cessação momentânea da atividade com entrada a uma condição de inconsciência própria dos sistemas que têm as propriedades da vida animal
  4. 4
    a morte (eufemismo)
  5. 5
    paralisação, falta de ação em algo (como na sociedade, economia, produção artística)
  6. 6
    preguiça, inação, falta de vontade de fazer algo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Marco Aurélio compreende a ansiedade dos que estão perdendo o sono na expectativa da decisão do STF na quarta-feira.

This word in other languages

sleep(English)sueño(Español)sommeil(Français)Schlaf(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osno
  • snoo
  • sonno
  • soon
  • ssono

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sono - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

osno2snoo2sonno1soon2ssono1
Edit distance from "sono"

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 "sono"?
"sono" is spelled S-O-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈso.nu/.
What does "sono" mean?
As a noun, "sono" means: necessidade, vontade de dormir
What words are commonly confused with "sono"?
"sono" is commonly confused with "sou", "sun", "sós". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sono"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sono" is /ˈso.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sono" come from?
"sono" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

your#2,918óleo#2,919papo#2,897Juan#2,890

Similar misspelling depth

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

areia5 variantsarroz5 variantsseca5 variantscura5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list