viragem

noun

The verdict

“viragem” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #26,242. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,242
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato de virar

Corpus desk

Index PT-viragem · viragem · Portuguese

viragem · rank #26,242 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,242
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH vicioso

Nearest frequency peer: vicioso (-2 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 “viragem”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “viragem” 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).

viragem vs virgem
86% similar
viragem vs vagem
71% similar
viragem vs vargem
71% similar

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

Key facts for viragem
PropertyValue
Headwordviragem
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,242
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “viragem”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “vicioso” (#26,240), “Yasmin” (#26,246), “yellow” (#26,247). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “viragem” fica em #26,242. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around viragem, anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,242 among 501 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ato de virar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for viragem, with forms such as "ivragem", "viargem", and "viraegm". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "virgem", "vagem", "vargem", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is viragem, spelled V-I-R-A-G-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de virar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. «A escassos metros da viragem para a autoestrada, o carro ficou sem combustível.»

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivragem
  • viargem
  • viraegm
  • viragemm
  • viraggem
  • viragme
  • virgaem
  • virragem
  • vriagem
  • vviragem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ivragem2viargem2viraegm2viragemm1viraggem1viragme2virgaem2virragem1
Edit distance from "viragem"

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 "viragem"?
"viragem" is spelled V-I-R-A-G-E-M.
What does "viragem" mean?
As a noun, "viragem" means: ato de virar
What words are commonly confused with "viragem"?
"viragem" is commonly confused with "virgem", "vagem", "vargem". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "viragem" come from?
"viragem" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "viragem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list