vulcão

/vuɫ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/

//vuɫ.ˈkɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“vulcão” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,987. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,987
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estrutura geológica pela qual são expelidas substâncias (geralmente magma) presentes no interior da Terra

Corpus desk

Index PT-vulcao · vulcão · Portuguese

vulcão · rank #10,987 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,987
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH vol

Nearest frequency peer: vol (-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 “vulcão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vulcão” 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).

vulcão vs vulgo
67% similar
vulcão vs vulto
67% similar
vulcão vs vulva
50% similar

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

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)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “vulcão”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “vol” (#10,986), “Xangai” (#10,988), “aceder” (#10,991). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “vulcão” fica em #10,987. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around vulcão (IPA /vuɫ.ˈkɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,987 among 501 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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". 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 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is vulcão, spelled V-U-L-C-Ã-O.

Definition

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

This word in other languages

volcano(English)volcán(Español)volcan(Français)Vulkan(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uvlcão
  • vlucão
  • vuclão
  • vulccão
  • vulcoã
  • vullcão
  • vulãco
  • vvulcão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

uvlcão2vlucão2vuclão2vulccão1vulcoã2vullcão1vulãco2vvulcão1
Edit distance from "vulcão"

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 "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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Xangai#10,988aceder#10,991travar#10,978strong#10,969

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

severo8 variantsbalcão8 variantscordão8 variantscorreria8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list