tórax
The verdict
“tórax” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #16,637 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #16,637
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: conjunto que compreende a cavidade torácica, órgãos nela contidos, e paredes que circunscrevem essa cavidade, sita entre o pescoço, acima, e o abdome, abaixo; peito
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tórax |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɔ.ɾa̝ks/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #16,637 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tórax” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for tórax is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtɔ.ɾa̝ks/. Corpus data places it at rank #16,637 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tórax, with forms such as "tróax", "ttórax", and "tóarx". 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, "tra", "trás", "toro", and more, 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 tórax, spelled T-Ó-R-A-X, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1conjunto que compreende a cavidade torácica, órgãos nela contidos, e paredes que circunscrevem essa cavidade, sita entre o pescoço, acima, e o abdome, abaixo; peito
- 2o mesmo que torace
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: tróax,ttórax,tóarx,tóraxx,tórrax,tórxa,ótrax
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tórax — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "tórax"
Frequency rank: #16,637 in Portuguese
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Using “tórax”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-Ó-R-A-X — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈtɔ.ɾa̝ks/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tra” — see the side-by-side comparison. tórax vs tra
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Nearby Portuguese words
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