tubo

/'tubu/

//'tubu// noun

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The verdict

“tubo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,227. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,227
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cilindro oco; cano; ducto

Corpus desk

Index PT-tubo · tubo · Portuguese

tubo · rank #7,227 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,227
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tesão

Nearest frequency peer: tesão (-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 “tubo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tubo” 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).

tubo vs two
50% similar
tubo vs tudo
75% similar
tubo vs turn
50% similar

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

Key facts for tubo
PropertyValue
Headwordtubo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/'tubu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#7,227
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tubo”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).tubocai 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 “tesão” (#7,225), “utilizador” (#7,230), “sustentar” (#7,222). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tubo” fica em #7,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around tubo (IPA /'tubu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,227 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for tubo, with forms such as "tbuo", "ttubo", and "tubbo". 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, "two", "tudo", "turn", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is tubo, spelled T-U-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    cilindro oco; cano; ducto
  2. 2
    espaço formado no interior de uma onda quebrada; onda cuja parte mais anterior já retornou ao contato com o mar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Conhecido esse conjunto, a idéia é sintetizar esses genes, misturá-los com os componentes de uma célula e ver se um organismo vivo surge no tubo de ensaio.

This word in other languages

tube(English)tubo(Español)tube(Français)Rohr(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tbuo
  • ttubo
  • tubbo
  • tuob
  • utbo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tubo - 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.

tbuo2ttubo1tubbo1tuob2utbo2
Edit distance from "tubo"

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 "tubo"?
"tubo" is spelled T-U-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is /'tubu/.
What does "tubo" mean?
As a noun, "tubo" means: cilindro oco; cano; ducto
What words are commonly confused with "tubo"?
"tubo" is commonly confused with "two", "tudo", "turn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tubo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tubo" is /'tubu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tubo" come from?
"tubo" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

polo#7,199coro#7,264mole#7,187mira#7,185

Similar misspelling depth

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

lida5 variantsgene5 variantstake5 variantsbeto5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list