traço

noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,759

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

traço is aPortuguesenoun. It means: uma marca, sinal, ou evidência da existência, influência ou ação de algum agente ou evento; vestígio Often confused with trás and trap.

Key facts for traço
PropertyValue
Headwordtraço
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,759
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for traço is 5 letters long, classified as anoun. Corpus data places it at rank #11,759 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for traço, with forms such as "rtaço", "tarço", and "traoç". 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, "trás", "trap", "trata", 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 traço, spelled T-R-A-Ç-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    uma marca, sinal, ou evidência da existência, influência ou ação de algum agente ou evento; vestígio
  2. 2
    a trilha deixada pela passagem de uma pessoa, animal ou objeto
  3. 3
    o traçado, desenho ou esboço de algo
  4. 4
    feição, aspecto
  5. 5
    a intersecção de dois planos ou de um plano e uma superfície
  6. 6
    a linha visível produzida numa tela pela deflexão de um raio de elétrons

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtaço,tarço,traoç,trraço,trçao,ttraço

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for traço

Misspelling Variants of "traço"

rtaço5tarço5traoç5trraço6trçao5ttraço6
Misspelling Variants of "traço"

Frequency rank: #11,759 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "traço"?
"traço" is spelled T-R-A-Ç-O.
What does "traço" mean?
As a noun, "traço" means: uma marca, sinal, ou evidência da existência, influência ou ação de algum agente ou evento; vestígio
What words are commonly confused with "traço"?
"traço" is commonly confused with "trás", "trap", "trata". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "traço" come from?
"traço" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

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

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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.