throw

//θɻoʊ// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,187

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

throw is aPortuguesenoun. It means: lançamento Pronounced /θɻoʊ/. Often confused with tiro and toro.

Key facts for throw
PropertyValue
Headwordthrow
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/θɻoʊ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#43,187
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of throw in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for throw is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /θɻoʊ/. Corpus data places it at rank #43,187 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "lançamento".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for throw, with forms such as "htrow", "thhrow", and "thorw". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "tiro", "toro", 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 throw, spelled T-H-R-O-W, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    lançamento

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: htrow,thhrow,thorw,throww,thrrow,thrwo,trhow,tthrow

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for throw

Misspelling Variants of "throw"

htrow5thhrow6thorw5throww6thrrow6thrwo5trhow5tthrow6
Misspelling Variants of "throw"

Frequency rank: #43,187 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "throw"?
"throw" is spelled T-H-R-O-W. The IPA pronunciation is /θɻoʊ/.
What does "throw" mean?
As a noun, "throw" means: lançamento
What words are commonly confused with "throw"?
"throw" is commonly confused with "tiro", "toro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "throw"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "throw" is /θɻoʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "throw" come from?
"throw" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby Portuguese words

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

Explore PlainSpell

Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.