tino

/ˈti.nu/

//ˈti.nu// noun

The verdict

“tino” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #32,406) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#32,406
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - juízo, siso, razão

Corpus desk

Index PT-tino · tino · Portuguese

tino · rank #32,406 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,406
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH timorense

Nearest frequency peer: timorense (-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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “tino”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “tino” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

tino vs to
50% similar
tino vs tio
75% similar
tino vs two
50% similar

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

Key facts for tino
PropertyValue
Headwordtino
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈti.nu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#32,406
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “tino”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).tinocai 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 “timorense” (#32,405), “Toga” (#32,408), “transfusão” (#32,410). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tino” fica em #32,406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for tino is neighbouring look-alikes ("to", "tio", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈti.nu/. Frequency #32,406 among 917 “T” headwords. Gloss: "juízo, siso, razão".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for tino, with forms such as "tinno", "tion", and "tnio". 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, "to", "tio", "two", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is tino, spelled T-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    juízo, siso, razão

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tinno
  • tion
  • tnio
  • ttino

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

tinno1tion2tnio2ttino1
Edit distance from "tino"

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 "tino"?
"tino" is spelled T-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈti.nu/.
What does "tino" mean?
As a noun, "tino" means: juízo, siso, razão
What words are commonly confused with "tino"?
"tino" is commonly confused with "to", "tio", "two". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tino" is /ˈti.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tino" come from?
"tino" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list