vulcão

//vuɫ.ˈkɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,987

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

vulcão is aPortuguesenoun. It means: estrutura geológica pela qual são expelidas substâncias (geralmente magma) presentes no interior da Terra Pronounced /vuɫ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/. Often confused with vulgo and vulto.

Key facts for vulcão
PropertyValue
Headwordvulcão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vuɫ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,987
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for vulcão is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /vuɫ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,987 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "estrutura geológica pela qual são expelidas substâncias (geralmente magma) presentes no interior da Terra".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for vulcão, with forms such as "uvlcão", "vlucão", and "vuclão". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "vulgo", "vulto", "vulva", 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 vulcão, spelled V-U-L-C-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    estrutura geológica pela qual são expelidas substâncias (geralmente magma) presentes no interior da Terra

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: uvlcão,vlucão,vuclão,vulccão,vulcoã,vullcão,vulãco,vvulcão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vulcão

Misspelling Variants of "vulcão"

uvlcão6vlucão6vuclão6vulccão7vulcoã6vullcão7vulãco6vvulcão7
Misspelling Variants of "vulcão"

Frequency rank: #10,987 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vulcão"?
"vulcão" is spelled V-U-L-C-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /vuɫ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/.
What does "vulcão" mean?
As a noun, "vulcão" means: estrutura geológica pela qual são expelidas substâncias (geralmente magma) presentes no interior da Terra
What words are commonly confused with "vulcão"?
"vulcão" is commonly confused with "vulgo", "vulto", "vulva". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vulcão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vulcão" is /vuɫ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vulcão" come from?
"vulcão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.