tabaco
/tɐ.ˈba.ku/
The verdict
“tabaco” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,113. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,113
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 917
- “T” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - planta herbácea da família das Solanáceas de origem americana
Corpus desk
Index PT-tabaco · tabaco · Portuguese
tabaco · rank #9,113 · 8 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,113
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 917
- PHOTO-FINISH tarifa
Nearest frequency peer: tarifa (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “tabaco”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- socialismo
socialismo
90,893 corpus weight
- Sri
Sri
90,892 corpus weight
- tabaco
tabaco
90,888 corpus weight
- tarifa
tarifa
90,887 corpus weight
- tomara
tomara
90,885 corpus weight
- treta
treta
90,881 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “tabaco” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tabaco |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tɐ.ˈba.ku/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #9,113 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tabaco” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around tabaco (IPA /tɐ.ˈba.ku/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,113 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for tabaco, with forms such as "atbaco", "taabco", and "tabacco". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "traço", "talco", "talão", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is tabaco, spelled T-A-B-A-C-O.
Definition
- 1planta herbácea da família das Solanáceas de origem americana
- 2as folhas servem para fumar, cheirar e mascar
- 3designação dos preparados (fumo, rapé, etc.) feitos com as folhas secas dessa planta
- 4cigarro de tabaco ou conjunto deles
- 5genitália feminina; vulva
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tabaco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
maço de tabaco
Tens tabaco?
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- atbaco
- taabco
- tabacco
- tabaoc
- tabbaco
- tabcao
- tbaaco
- ttabaco
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tabaco - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tabaco", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "tabaco". Here's where to go from here.
- "tabaco" maps to 6 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "traço". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #9,113 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "T" letter cohort. T–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.