túlio

/ˈtu.lju/

//ˈtu.lju// noun

The verdict

“túlio” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #20,459. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,459
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elemento químico de símbolo Tm, possui o número atômico 69 e massa atômica relativa 168,934 u; é um metal de transição interna (lantanídeo) de cor branco prateado; é obtido de minerais ricos em ítr...

Corpus desk

Index PT-tulio · túlio · Portuguese

túlio · rank #20,459 · 6 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,459
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tributário

Nearest frequency peer: tributário (-1 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 “túlio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “túlio” 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).

túlio vs turco
40% similar
túlio vs turbo
40% similar
túlio vs turvo
40% similar

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

Key facts for túlio
PropertyValue
Headwordtúlio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtu.lju/
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,459
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “túlio”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.túliocai 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 “tributário” (#20,458), “unicórnio” (#20,460), “variado” (#20,463). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “túlio” fica em #20,459. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around túlio (IPA /ˈtu.lju/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,459 among 917 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "elemento químico de símbolo Tm, possui o número atômico 69 e massa atômica relativa 168,934 u; é um metal de transição interna (lantanídeo) de cor branco prateado; é obtido de minerais ricos em ítr...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for túlio, with forms such as "tlúio", "ttúlio", and "túilo". 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 also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "turco", "turbo", "turvo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is túlio, spelled T-Ú-L-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    elemento químico de símbolo Tm, possui o número atômico 69 e massa atômica relativa 168,934 u; é um metal de transição interna (lantanídeo) de cor branco prateado; é obtido de minerais ricos em ítrio como a gadolinita, euxenita e a fergusonita; por ser muito raro e de custo muito elevado suas aplicações são muito restritas; é utilizado em aparelhos de raio-x portáteis e em equipamentos de laboratório

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tlúio
  • ttúlio
  • túilo
  • túllio
  • túloi
  • útlio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

tlúio2ttúlio1túilo2túllio1túloi2útlio2
Edit distance from "túlio"

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 "túlio"?
"túlio" is spelled T-Ú-L-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtu.lju/.
What does "túlio" mean?
As a noun, "túlio" means: elemento químico de símbolo Tm, possui o número atômico 69 e massa atômica relativa 168,934 u; é um metal de transição interna (lantanídeo) de cor branco prateado; é obtido de minerais ricos em ítr...
What words are commonly confused with "túlio"?
"túlio" is commonly confused with "turco", "turbo", "turvo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "túlio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "túlio" is /ˈtu.lju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "túlio" come from?
"túlio" 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 "túlio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list