tumulto

/tu.ˈmuɫ.tu/

//tu.ˈmuɫ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“tumulto” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,230. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,230
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - confusão, agitação, barulhada

Corpus desk

Index PT-tumulto · tumulto · Portuguese

tumulto · rank #15,230 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #15,230
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tucano

Nearest frequency peer: tucano (-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 “tumulto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tumulto” 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).

tumulto vs túmulo
71% similar

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

Key facts for tumulto
PropertyValue
Headwordtumulto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tu.ˈmuɫ.tu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,230
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tumulto”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).tumultocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “tucano” (#15,229), “velório” (#15,233), “vertente” (#15,234). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tumulto” fica em #15,230. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around tumulto (IPA /tu.ˈmuɫ.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,230 among 917 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "confusão, agitação, barulhada".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tumulto, with forms such as "tmuulto", "ttumulto", and "tumluto". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "túmulo", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is tumulto, spelled T-U-M-U-L-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    confusão, agitação, barulhada

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O ministro da Defesa, Nelson Jobim, não acredita que haverá tumultos.

This word in other languages

tumult(English)tumulto(Español)Krawall(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tmuulto
  • ttumulto
  • tumluto
  • tummulto
  • tumullto
  • tumulot
  • tumultto
  • tumutlo
  • tuumlto
  • utmulto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

tmuulto2ttumulto1tumluto2tummulto1tumullto1tumulot2tumultto1tumutlo2
Edit distance from "tumulto"

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 "tumulto"?
"tumulto" is spelled T-U-M-U-L-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /tu.ˈmuɫ.tu/.
What does "tumulto" mean?
As a noun, "tumulto" means: confusão, agitação, barulhada
What words are commonly confused with "tumulto"?
"tumulto" is commonly confused with "túmulo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tumulto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tumulto" is /tu.ˈmuɫ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tumulto" come from?
"tumulto" 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 "tumulto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

velório#15,233temendo#15,218aflição#15,246running#15,201

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

church10 variantsnobreza10 variantslocutor10 variantsestante10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list