tango

/ˈtɐ̃.ɡu/

//ˈtɐ̃.ɡu// noun

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The verdict

“tango” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,623. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,623
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estilo musical e dança a par; tem forma musical binária e compasso de dois por quatro; sua coreografia é complexa

Corpus desk

Index PT-tango · tango · Portuguese

tango · rank #13,623 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,623
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH surpreendente…

Nearest frequency peer: surpreendentemente (-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 “tango”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tango” 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).

tango vs tão
40% similar
tango vs Togo
40% similar
tango vs tato
60% similar

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

Key facts for tango
PropertyValue
Headwordtango
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtɐ̃.ɡu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,623
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tango”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.tangocai 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 “surpreendentemente” (#13,621), “tração” (#13,629), “tóxico” (#13,631). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tango” fica em #13,623. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around tango (IPA /ˈtɐ̃.ɡu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,623 among 917 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "estilo musical e dança a par; tem forma musical binária e compasso de dois por quatro; sua coreografia é complexa".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tango, with forms such as "atngo", "tagno", and "tanggo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tão", "Togo", "tato", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is tango, spelled T-A-N-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    estilo musical e dança a par; tem forma musical binária e compasso de dois por quatro; sua coreografia é complexa

This word in other languages

tango(English)tango(Español)tango(Français)Tango(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atngo
  • tagno
  • tanggo
  • tanngo
  • tanog
  • tnago
  • ttango

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

atngo2tagno2tanggo1tanngo1tanog2tnago2ttango1
Edit distance from "tango"

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 "tango"?
"tango" is spelled T-A-N-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɐ̃.ɡu/.
What does "tango" mean?
As a noun, "tango" means: estilo musical e dança a par; tem forma musical binária e compasso de dois por quatro; sua coreografia é complexa
What words are commonly confused with "tango"?
"tango" is commonly confused with "tão", "Togo", "tato". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tango"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tango" is /ˈtɐ̃.ɡu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tango" come from?
"tango" 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 "tango", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ótica#13,644adiar#13,651caldo#13,677cofre#13,689

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

tração7 variantsagonia7 variantsjunção7 variantsfração7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list