turn

verb

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The verdict

“turn” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,985. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,985
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - embrulhar

Corpus desk

Index PT-turn · turn · Portuguese

turn · rank #14,985 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,985
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tri

Nearest frequency peer: tri (-3 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 “turn”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “turn” 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).

turn vs turnê
80% similar
turn vs turvo
60% similar
turn vs tu
50% similar

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

Key facts for turn
PropertyValue
Headwordturn
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters4
Frequency rank#14,985
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “turn”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).turncai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “tri” (#14,982), “tre” (#14,981), “vacinação” (#14,990). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “turn” fica em #14,985. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around turn, averb. Corpus frequency is #14,985 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for turn, with forms such as "trun", "tturn", and "tunr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "turnê", "turvo", "tu", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is turn, spelled T-U-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    embrulhar
  2. 2
    virar
  3. 3
    girar
  4. 4
    dobrar
  5. 5
    transformar
  6. 6
    tornear
  7. 7
    azedar (em se falando de leite, por exemplo)
  8. 8
    passar a ter, completar, fazer
  9. 9
    voltar, voltar-se

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Today she is turning twenty.
  2. They have no idea how proceed and don't know where to turn.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • trun
  • tturn
  • tunr
  • turnn
  • turrn
  • utrn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

trun2tturn1tunr2turnn1turrn1utrn2
Edit distance from "turn"

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 "turn"?
"turn" is spelled T-U-R-N.
What does "turn" mean?
As a verb, "turn" means: embrulhar
What words are commonly confused with "turn"?
"turn" is commonly confused with "turnê", "turvo", "tu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "turn" come from?
"turn" 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 "turn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

born#15,033pães#14,933keep#14,880earl#15,095

Similar misspelling depth

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

óbito6 variantsaroma6 variantsaterro6 variantscagar6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list