xisto
/ˈʃiʃ.tu/
The verdict
“xisto” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #35,404. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #35,404
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 27
- “X” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rocha metamórfica cujos minerais são visíveis a olho nu, e que tem um aspecto folheado
Corpus desk
Index PT-xisto · xisto · Portuguese
xisto · rank #35,404 · 7 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #35,404
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 27
- PHOTO-FINISH wise
Nearest frequency peer: wise (-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 “xisto”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- viril
viril
64,604 corpus weight
- voraz
voraz
64,601 corpus weight
- wise
wise
64,598 corpus weight
- xisto
xisto
64,597 corpus weight
- Érica
Érica
64,594 corpus weight
- abobrinha
abobrinha
64,589 corpus weight
What this shows “xisto” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | xisto |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʃiʃ.tu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #35,404 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “xisto”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around xisto (IPA /ˈʃiʃ.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,404 among 27 “X” headwords. Dominant gloss: "rocha metamórfica cujos minerais são visíveis a olho nu, e que tem um aspecto folheado".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for xisto, with forms such as "ixsto", "xisot", and "xissto". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is xisto, spelled X-I-S-T-O.
Definition
- 1rocha metamórfica cujos minerais são visíveis a olho nu, e que tem um aspecto folheado
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ixsto
- xisot
- xissto
- xistto
- xitso
- xsito
- xxisto
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of xisto - 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.
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.
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Same letter count
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Similar misspelling depth
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