zero

/ˈzɛ.ɾu/

//ˈzɛ.ɾu// num

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The verdict

“zero” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,031. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,031
frequency rank, Portuguese
42
“Z” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cardinalidade do conjunto vazio, o número de elementos de um conjunto que não tem elementos

Corpus desk

Index PT-zero · zero · Portuguese

zero · rank #2,031 · 5 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,031
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 42
  • PHOTO-FINISH ódio

Nearest frequency peer: ódio (+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 “zero”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “zero” 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).

zero vs Zeus
25% similar
zero vs zé
25% similar
zero vs zen
50% similar

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

Key facts for zero
PropertyValue
Headwordzero
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNumeral
IPA/ˈzɛ.ɾu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,031
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “zero”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.zerocai 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 “ódio” (#2,032), “anda” (#2,033), “toque” (#2,027). Entre 42 lemas com “Z”, “zero” fica em #2,031. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around zero (IPA /ˈzɛ.ɾu/), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #2,031 among 42 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for zero, with forms such as "ezro", "zeor", and "zerro". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Zeus", "zé", "zen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is zero, spelled Z-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    cardinalidade do conjunto vazio, o número de elementos de um conjunto que não tem elementos
  2. 2
    número representado por 0 em algarismos arábicos

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. As calculadoras costumam dar erro quando dividimos algum número por zero.

This word in other languages

zero(English)cero(Español)zéro(Français)null(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ezro
  • zeor
  • zerro
  • zreo
  • zzero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ezro2zeor2zerro1zreo2zzero1
Edit distance from "zero"

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 "zero"?
"zero" is spelled Z-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈzɛ.ɾu/.
What does "zero" mean?
As a numeral, "zero" means: cardinalidade do conjunto vazio, o número de elementos de um conjunto que não tem elementos
What words are commonly confused with "zero"?
"zero" is commonly confused with "Zeus", "zé", "zen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zero" is /ˈzɛ.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zero" come from?
"zero" 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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ódio#2,032anda#2,033grau#2,014falo#2,050

Similar misspelling depth

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

posse5 variantsmora5 variantsonda5 variantsPaul5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list