travão

//tɾa.'boŋ// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,127

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

travão is aPortuguesenoun. It means: alavanca que detém o movimento de uma máquina Pronounced /tɾa.'boŋ/. Often confused with trave and trevo.

Key facts for travão
PropertyValue
Headwordtravão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɾa.'boŋ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#47,127
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for travão is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tɾa.'boŋ/. Corpus data places it at rank #47,127 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 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for travão, with forms such as "rtavão", "tarvão", and "travoã". 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, "trave", "trevo", "trevas", 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 travão, spelled T-R-A-V-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    alavanca que detém o movimento de uma máquina
  2. 2
    corrente que prende os pés dos bovídeos para impedir os seus coices ou que corram

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtavão,tarvão,travoã,travvão,traãvo,trravão,trvaão,ttravão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for travão

Misspelling Variants of "travão"

rtavão6tarvão6travoã6travvão7traãvo6trravão7trvaão6ttravão7
Misspelling Variants of "travão"

Frequency rank: #47,127 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "travão"?
"travão" is spelled T-R-A-V-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /tɾa.'boŋ/.
What does "travão" mean?
As a noun, "travão" means: alavanca que detém o movimento de uma máquina
What words are commonly confused with "travão"?
"travão" is commonly confused with "trave", "trevo", "trevas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "travão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "travão" is /tɾa.'boŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "travão" come from?
"travão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.