tucano
/tu.ˈkɐ.nu/
The verdict
“tucano” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,229. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #15,229
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,850
- “T” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - peessedebista
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 | tucano |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /tu.ˈkɐ.nu/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #15,229 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tucano” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around tucano (IPA /tu.ˈkɐ.nu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,229 among 1,850 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "peessedebista".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for tucano, with forms such as "tcuano", "ttucano", and "tuacno". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "tufão", "tocado", "tétano", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is tucano, spelled T-U-C-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1peessedebista
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- tcuano
- ttucano
- tuacno
- tucanno
- tucaon
- tuccano
- tucnao
- utcano
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tucano - 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.
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 “tucano”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-U-C-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tu.ˈkɐ.nu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tufão” - see the side-by-side comparison. tucano vs tufão
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
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.