varão

//va.ˈɾɐ~w// adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,181

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

varão is anPortugueseadj. It means: de sexo masculino: Pronounced /va.ˈɾɐ~w/. Often confused with vaso and viro.

Key facts for varão
PropertyValue
Headwordvarão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/va.ˈɾɐ~w/
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,181
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of varão in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for varão is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /va.ˈɾɐ~w/. Corpus data places it at rank #29,181 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "de sexo masculino:".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for varão, with forms such as "avrão", "varoã", and "varrão". 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, "vaso", "viro", "verão", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is varão, spelled V-A-R-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    de sexo masculino:

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: avrão,varoã,varrão,vaãro,vraão,vvarão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for varão

Misspelling Variants of "varão"

avrão5varoã5varrão6vaãro5vraão5vvarão6
Misspelling Variants of "varão"

Frequency rank: #29,181 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "varão"?
"varão" is spelled V-A-R-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /va.ˈɾɐ~w/.
What does "varão" mean?
As an adj, "varão" means: de sexo masculino:
What words are commonly confused with "varão"?
"varão" is commonly confused with "vaso", "viro", "verão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "varão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "varão" is /va.ˈɾɐ~w/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "varão" come from?
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter V in our Portuguese index:

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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.