travesseiro

[tɾaveˈsejɾo] ou [tɾaveˈseːɾo], plural: [tɾaveˈsejɾos] ou [tɾaveˈseːɾos]

/[tɾaveˈsejɾo] ou [tɾaveˈseːɾo], plural: [tɾaveˈsejɾos] ou [tɾaveˈseːɾos]/ noun

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The verdict

“travesseiro” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,193. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,193
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - espécie de almofada, normalmente utilizada à cabeceira da cama, para apoiar a cabeça enquanto se dorme

Corpus desk

Index PT-travesseiro · travesseiro · Portuguese

travesseiro · rank #13,193 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,193
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH urbanismo

Nearest frequency peer: urbanismo (+2 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 “travesseiro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “travesseiro” 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 travesseiro
PropertyValue
Headwordtravesseiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tɾaveˈsejɾo] ou [tɾaveˈseːɾo], plural: [tɾaveˈsejɾos] ou [tɾaveˈseːɾos]
Letters11
Frequency rank#13,193
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “travesseiro”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.travesseirocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “urbanismo” (#13,195), “várzea” (#13,197), “winter” (#13,198). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “travesseiro” fica em #13,193. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around travesseiro (IPA [tɾaveˈsejɾo] ou [tɾaveˈseːɾo], plural: [tɾaveˈsejɾos] ou [tɾaveˈseːɾos]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,193 among 917 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "espécie de almofada, normalmente utilizada à cabeceira da cama, para apoiar a cabeça enquanto se dorme".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for travesseiro, with forms such as "rtavesseiro", "tarvesseiro", and "traevsseiro". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is travesseiro, spelled T-R-A-V-E-S-S-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    espécie de almofada, normalmente utilizada à cabeceira da cama, para apoiar a cabeça enquanto se dorme

This word in other languages

pillow(English)almohada(Español)oreiller(Français)Kopfkissen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtavesseiro
  • tarvesseiro
  • traevsseiro
  • traveseiro
  • travesesiro
  • travesseior
  • travesseirro
  • travesserio
  • travessiero
  • travseseiro
  • travvesseiro
  • trravesseiro
  • trvaesseiro
  • ttravesseiro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of travesseiro - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

rtavesseiro2tarvesseiro2traevsseiro2traveseiro1travesesiro2travesseior2travesseirro1travesserio2
Edit distance from "travesseiro"

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 "travesseiro"?
"travesseiro" is spelled T-R-A-V-E-S-S-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [tɾaveˈsejɾo] ou [tɾaveˈseːɾo], plural: [tɾaveˈsejɾos] ou [tɾaveˈseːɾos].
What does "travesseiro" mean?
As a noun, "travesseiro" means: espécie de almofada, normalmente utilizada à cabeceira da cama, para apoiar a cabeça enquanto se dorme
What are common misspellings of "travesseiro"?
Common misspellings include "rtavesseiro", "tarvesseiro", "traevsseiro", "traveseiro", "travesesiro". The correct spelling is "travesseiro".
How do you pronounce "travesseiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "travesseiro" is [tɾaveˈsejɾo] ou [tɾaveˈseːɾo], plural: [tɾaveˈsejɾos] ou [tɾaveˈseːɾos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "travesseiro" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

basquetebol#13,227percentagem#13,146fertilidade#13,299apropriação#13,012

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

decadência14 variantsdiplomacia14 variantsdiscordar14 variantsimplantar14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list