subúrbio

noun

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The verdict

“subúrbio” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,184. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,184
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - termo utilizado para designar as áreas circunscritas às áreas centrais de um dado aglomerado urbano

Corpus desk

Index PT-suburbio · subúrbio · Portuguese

subúrbio · rank #13,184 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,184
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH superioridade

Nearest frequency peer: superioridade (+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 “subúrbio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “subúrbio” 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
Key facts for subúrbio
PropertyValue
Headwordsubúrbio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,184
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “subúrbio”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.subúrbiocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “superioridade” (#13,185), “supor” (#13,186), “than” (#13,187). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “subúrbio” fica em #13,184. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around subúrbio, anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,184 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for subúrbio, with forms such as "sbuúrbio", "ssubúrbio", and "subbúrbio". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is subúrbio, spelled S-U-B-Ú-R-B-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    termo utilizado para designar as áreas circunscritas às áreas centrais de um dado aglomerado urbano
  2. 2
    periferia

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ontem, policiais à paisana estiveram no apartamento onde o fraudador vivia, em Neuilly, subúrbio de Paris.
  2. Ele foi a uma roda de samba no subúrbio do Rio de Janeiro

This word in other languages

suburb(English)afueras(Español)banlieue(Français)Vorort(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbuúrbio
  • ssubúrbio
  • subbúrbio
  • subrúbio
  • subúbrio
  • subúrbbio
  • subúrboi
  • subúribo
  • subúrrbio
  • suúbrbio
  • usbúrbio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sbuúrbio2ssubúrbio1subbúrbio1subrúbio2subúbrio2subúrbbio1subúrboi2subúribo2
Edit distance from "subúrbio"

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 "subúrbio"?
"subúrbio" is spelled S-U-B-Ú-R-B-I-O.
What does "subúrbio" mean?
As a noun, "subúrbio" means: termo utilizado para designar as áreas circunscritas às áreas centrais de um dado aglomerado urbano
What are common misspellings of "subúrbio"?
Common misspellings include "sbuúrbio", "ssubúrbio", "subbúrbio", "subrúbio", "subúbrio". The correct spelling is "subúrbio".
What language does "subúrbio" come from?
"subúrbio" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sinistro#13,180quarteto#13,159atirador#13,223naquelas#13,134

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

despeito11 variantsexcitação11 variantsexcursão11 variantscamarada11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list