tranquilo
The verdict
“tranquilo” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,684. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,684
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 917
- “T” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - quieto
Corpus desk
Index PT-tranquilo · tranquilo · Portuguese
tranquilo · rank #4,684 · 13 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,684
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 917
- PHOTO-FINISH transmitir
Nearest frequency peer: transmitir (+1 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 “tranquilo”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- tentam
tentam
95,321 corpus weight
- tranquilo
tranquilo
95,317 corpus weight
- transmitir
transmitir
95,316 corpus weight
- tribo
tribo
95,315 corpus weight
- vaca
vaca
95,314 corpus weight
- aborto
aborto
95,313 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “tranquilo” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tranquilo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #4,684 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tranquilo” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around tranquilo, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,684 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for tranquilo, with forms such as "rtanquilo", "tarnquilo", and "trannquilo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 tranquilo, spelled T-R-A-N-Q-U-I-L-O.
Definition
- 1quieto
- 2sossegado
- 3calmo
- 4sereno
- 5descansado
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tranquilo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
E mar tranquilo, pera a pátria amada.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rtanquilo
- tarnquilo
- trannquilo
- tranqiulo
- tranqquilo
- tranquillo
- tranquiol
- tranqulio
- tranuqilo
- traqnuilo
- trnaquilo
- trranquilo
- ttranquilo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tranquilo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tranquilo", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "tranquilo". Here's where to go from here.
- 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #4,684 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.