tiro
/ˈti.ɾu/
The verdict
“tiro” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,480. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,480
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 917
- “T” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato de disparar uma arma de fogo
Corpus desk
Index PT-tiro · tiro · Portuguese
tiro · rank #1,480 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,480
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 917
- PHOTO-FINISH resolver
Nearest frequency peer: resolver (-4 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 “tiro”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- prazer
prazer
98,529 corpus weight
- prefeitura
prefeitura
98,528 corpus weight
- reforma
reforma
98,527 corpus weight
- resolver
resolver
98,525 corpus weight
- tiro
tiro
98,521 corpus weight
- buscar
buscar
98,517 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “tiro” 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 | tiro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈti.ɾu/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #1,480 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Onde “tiro” fica na frequência do português
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around tiro (IPA /ˈti.ɾu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,480 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for tiro, with forms such as "itro", "tior", and "tirro". 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, "to", "two", "tre", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is tiro, spelled T-I-R-O.
Definition
- 1ato de disparar uma arma de fogo
- 2explosão
- 3disparo
- 4estampido
- 5alta velocidade que se põe a empreender
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tiro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lhe leva um cego tiro que passara,
Quando o cachorro viu seu dono, um soldado retornado do serviço após meses, saiu num tiro como se não houvesse amanhã em sua direção.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- itro
- tior
- tirro
- trio
- ttiro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tiro - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tiro", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "tiro". Here's where to go from here.
- "tiro" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "to". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,480 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.