sueño

//ˈswe.ɲo// noun

The verdict

“sueño” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #49,711 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#49,711
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: sono:

Key facts for sueño
PropertyValue
Headwordsueño
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈswe.ɲo/
Letters5
Frequency rank#49,711
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sueño” 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). sueño 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 sueño is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈswe.ɲo/. Corpus data places it at rank #49,711 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for sueño, with forms such as "seuño", "ssueño", and "sueoñ". 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, "sun", "sujo", "sumo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is sueño, spelled S-U-E-Ñ-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sono:
  2. 2
    sonho:
  3. 3
    sonho, utopia:

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: seuño,ssueño,sueoñ,suñeo,useño

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "sueño"

seuño2ssueño1sueoñ2suñeo2useño2
Edit distance from "sueño"

Frequency rank: #49,711 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sueño"?
"sueño" is spelled S-U-E-Ñ-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈswe.ɲo/.
What does "sueño" mean?
As a noun, "sueño" means: sono:
What words are commonly confused with "sueño"?
"sueño" is commonly confused with "sun", "sujo", "sumo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sueño"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sueño" is /ˈswe.ɲo/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sueño" come from?
"sueño" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “sueño”

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

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

Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter S in our Portuguese index:

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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.