submarino

/sub.mɐ.ˈɾi.nu/

//sub.mɐ.ˈɾi.nu// adj

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The verdict

“submarino” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,965. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,965
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se daquilo que está debaixo da água do mar

Corpus desk

Index PT-submarino · submarino · Portuguese

submarino · rank #8,965 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,965
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH significativa…

Nearest frequency peer: significativamente (-2 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 “submarino”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “submarino” 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).

submarino vs sumário
67% similar

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

Key facts for submarino
PropertyValue
Headwordsubmarino
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/sub.mɐ.ˈɾi.nu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,965
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “submarino”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).submarinocai 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 “significativamente” (#8,963), “she” (#8,962), “Teresina” (#8,968). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “submarino” fica em #8,965. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around submarino (IPA /sub.mɐ.ˈɾi.nu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,965 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "diz-se daquilo que está debaixo da água do mar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for submarino, with forms such as "sbumarino", "ssubmarino", and "subamrino". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "sumário", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented 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 submarino, spelled S-U-B-M-A-R-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se daquilo que está debaixo da água do mar

This word in other languages

submarine(English)submarino(Español)sous-marin(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbumarino
  • ssubmarino
  • subamrino
  • subbmarino
  • submairno
  • submarinno
  • submarion
  • submarnio
  • submarrino
  • submmarino
  • submraino
  • sumbarino
  • usbmarino

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sbumarino2ssubmarino1subamrino2subbmarino1submairno2submarinno1submarion2submarnio2
Edit distance from "submarino"

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 "submarino"?
"submarino" is spelled S-U-B-M-A-R-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /sub.mɐ.ˈɾi.nu/.
What does "submarino" mean?
As an adjective, "submarino" means: diz-se daquilo que está debaixo da água do mar
What words are commonly confused with "submarino"?
"submarino" is commonly confused with "sumário". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "submarino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "submarino" is /sub.mɐ.ˈɾi.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "submarino" come from?
"submarino" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

triângulo#8,975recomeçar#8,949perímetro#8,937admiração#8,994

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

raciocínio13 variantscelebrado13 variantshumildade13 variantsgentileza13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list