trovão
/tɾu.ˈvɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“trovão” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #14,740 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,740
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - forte ruído provocado por descarga elétrica na atmosfera; trovoada
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | trovão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tɾu.ˈvɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #14,740 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “trovão” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for trovão is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tɾu.ˈvɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,740 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 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 trovão, with forms such as "rtovão", "torvão", and "trovoã". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "troca", "trono", "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 trovão, spelled T-R-O-V-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1forte ruído provocado por descarga elétrica na atmosfera; trovoada
- 2qualquer ruído forte
- 3estrondo do canhão; trom
- 4algo espantoso
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rtovão,torvão,trovoã,trovvão,troãvo,trrovão,trvoão,ttrovão
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of trovão - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “trovão”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-R-O-V-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tɾu.ˈvɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “troca” - see the side-by-side comparison. trovão vs troca
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.