yellow

/ˈjɛloʊ/

//ˈjɛloʊ// adj

The verdict

“yellow” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #26,247. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,247
frequency rank, Portuguese
26
“Y” headwords
7
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - amarelo

Corpus desk

Index PT-yellow · yellow · Portuguese

yellow · rank #26,247 · 7 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,247
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 26
  • PHOTO-FINISH Yasmin

Nearest frequency peer: Yasmin (-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 “yellow”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “yellow” 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
Key facts for yellow
PropertyValue
Headwordyellow
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈjɛloʊ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,247
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “yellow”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).yellowcai 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 “Yasmin” (#26,246), “viragem” (#26,242), “vicioso” (#26,240). Entre 26 lemas com “Y”, “yellow” fica em #26,247. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around yellow (IPA /ˈjɛloʊ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,247 among 26 “Y” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for yellow, with forms such as "eyllow", "yelloww", and "yellwo". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is yellow, spelled Y-E-L-L-O-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    amarelo
  2. 2
    asiático
  3. 3
    covarde, amarelão
  4. 4
    sensacionalista

Synonyms

cowardly

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eyllow
  • yelloww
  • yellwo
  • yelolw
  • yelow
  • ylelow
  • yyellow

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eyllow2yelloww1yellwo2yelolw2yelow1ylelow2yyellow1
Edit distance from "yellow"

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 "yellow"?
"yellow" is spelled Y-E-L-L-O-W. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈjɛloʊ/.
What does "yellow" mean?
As an adjective, "yellow" means: amarelo
What are common misspellings of "yellow"?
Common misspellings include "eyllow", "yelloww", "yellwo", "yelolw", "yelow". The correct spelling is "yellow".
How do you pronounce "yellow"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yellow" is /ˈjɛloʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yellow" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list