tornozelo

/tuɾ.nu.ˈze.lu/

//tuɾ.nu.ˈze.lu// noun

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The verdict

“tornozelo” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,480. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,480
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - segmento ou saliência óssea que, em cada um dos membros inferiores, se situa entre a perna e o pé

Corpus desk

Index PT-tornozelo · tornozelo · Portuguese

tornozelo · rank #14,480 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,480
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH Teodoro

Nearest frequency peer: Teodoro (-3 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 “tornozelo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tornozelo” 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
Key facts for tornozelo
PropertyValue
Headwordtornozelo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tuɾ.nu.ˈze.lu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,480
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tornozelo”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.tornozelocai 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 “Teodoro” (#14,477), “traído” (#14,484), “tara” (#14,472). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tornozelo” fica em #14,480. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around tornozelo (IPA /tuɾ.nu.ˈze.lu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,480 among 917 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "segmento ou saliência óssea que, em cada um dos membros inferiores, se situa entre a perna e o pé".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for tornozelo, with forms such as "otrnozelo", "tonrozelo", and "tornnozelo". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is tornozelo, spelled T-O-R-N-O-Z-E-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    segmento ou saliência óssea que, em cada um dos membros inferiores, se situa entre a perna e o pé

This word in other languages

ankle(English)tobillo(Español)cheville(Français)Knöchel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otrnozelo
  • tonrozelo
  • tornnozelo
  • tornoezlo
  • tornozello
  • tornozeol
  • tornozleo
  • tornozzelo
  • tornzoelo
  • toronzelo
  • torrnozelo
  • tronozelo
  • ttornozelo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

otrnozelo2tonrozelo2tornnozelo1tornoezlo2tornozello1tornozeol2tornozleo2tornozzelo1
Edit distance from "tornozelo"

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 "tornozelo"?
"tornozelo" is spelled T-O-R-N-O-Z-E-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /tuɾ.nu.ˈze.lu/.
What does "tornozelo" mean?
As a noun, "tornozelo" means: segmento ou saliência óssea que, em cada um dos membros inferiores, se situa entre a perna e o pé
What are common misspellings of "tornozelo"?
Common misspellings include "otrnozelo", "tonrozelo", "tornnozelo", "tornoezlo", "tornozello". The correct spelling is "tornozelo".
How do you pronounce "tornozelo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tornozelo" is /tuɾ.nu.ˈze.lu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tornozelo" come from?
"tornozelo" 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 "tornozelo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list