tranco

noun

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The verdict

“tranco” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #35,378. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,378
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tranco, pau forte e rijo

Corpus desk

Index PT-tranco · tranco · Portuguese

tranco · rank #35,378 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,378
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH uníssono

Nearest frequency peer: uníssono (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “tranco”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tranco” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tranco vs trono
67% similar
tranco vs trato
67% similar
tranco vs troço
50% similar

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

Key facts for tranco
PropertyValue
Headwordtranco
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,378
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tranco”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).trancocai 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 “uníssono” (#35,382), “tivera” (#35,373), “usufruto” (#35,384). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tranco” fica em #35,378. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around tranco, anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,378 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for tranco, with forms such as "rtanco", "tarnco", and "tracno". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "trono", "trato", "troço", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is tranco, spelled T-R-A-N-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    tranco, pau forte e rijo
  2. 2
    tronco de árvore
  3. 3
    travessa que une as chedas do chedeiro do carro de bois
  4. 4
    degrau, travessa entre os banzos da escada de mão
  5. 5
    estorvo, coisa que estorva
  6. 6
    intervalo
  7. 7
    pedaço de uma coisa
  8. 8
    remendo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tranco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "Dormiu a trancos"
  2. "Comeu um tranco de pão"

Synonyms

entrenque

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtanco
  • tarnco
  • tracno
  • trancco
  • trannco
  • tranoc
  • trnaco
  • trranco
  • ttranco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

rtanco2tarnco2tracno2trancco1trannco1tranoc2trnaco2trranco1
Edit distance from "tranco"

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 "tranco"?
"tranco" is spelled T-R-A-N-C-O.
What does "tranco" mean?
As a noun, "tranco" means: tranco, pau forte e rijo
What words are commonly confused with "tranco"?
"tranco" is commonly confused with "trono", "trato", "troço". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "tranco" come from?
"tranco" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tivera#35,373agravo#35,421riscar#35,330brigue#35,466

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

uníssono9 variantssecessão9 variantspranto9 variantscolors9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list