trovão

/tɾu.ˈvɐ̃w̃/

//tɾu.ˈvɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“trovão” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,740. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,740
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - forte ruído provocado por descarga elétrica na atmosfera; trovoada

Corpus desk

Index PT-trovao · trovão · Portuguese

trovão · rank #14,740 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,740
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tutela

Nearest frequency peer: tutela (+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 “trovão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “trovão” 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).

trovão vs troca
50% similar
trovão vs trono
67% similar
trovão vs troço
67% similar

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

Key facts for trovão
PropertyValue
Headwordtrovão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɾu.ˈvɐ̃w̃/
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,740
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “trovão”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).trovãocai 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 “tutela” (#14,742), “tranquilamente” (#14,736), “track” (#14,735). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “trovão” fica em #14,740. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around trovão (IPA /tɾu.ˈvɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,740 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    forte ruído provocado por descarga elétrica na atmosfera; trovoada
  2. 2
    qualquer ruído forte
  3. 3
    estrondo do canhão; trom
  4. 4
    algo espantoso

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A descoberta provocou um trovão em sua cabeça.

This word in other languages

thunder(English)trueno(Español)tonnerre(Français)Donner(Deutsch)

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.

rtovão2torvão2trovoã2trovvão1troãvo2trrovão1trvoão2ttrovão1
Edit distance from "trovão"

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 "trovão"?
"trovão" is spelled T-R-O-V-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /tɾu.ˈvɐ̃w̃/.
What does "trovão" mean?
As a noun, "trovão" means: forte ruído provocado por descarga elétrica na atmosfera; trovoada
What words are commonly confused with "trovão"?
"trovão" is commonly confused with "troca", "trono", "troço". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "trovão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trovão" is /tɾu.ˈvɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trovão" come from?
"trovão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

tutela#14,742reparo#14,698barril#14,784beyond#14,786

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

track8 variantsmatch8 variantsescopo8 variantsisolar8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list