aldeia

/aɫ.ˈdɐj.ɐ/

//aɫ.ˈdɐj.ɐ// noun

The verdict

“aldeia” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,300 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#2,300
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters
7
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pequena povoação rústica sem jurisdição própria

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aldeia vs areia
67% similar
aldeia vs alemã
50% similar
aldeia vs aveia
67% similar

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

Key facts for aldeia
PropertyValue
Headwordaldeia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/aɫ.ˈdɐj.ɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,300
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aldeia” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aldeia lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for aldeia is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /aɫ.ˈdɐj.ɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,300 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for aldeia, with forms such as "adleia", "alddeia", and "aldeai". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "areia", "alemã", "aveia", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 aldeia, spelled A-L-D-E-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pequena povoação rústica sem jurisdição própria
  2. 2
    local habitado por indígenas

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: adleia,alddeia,aldeai,aldiea,aledia,alldeia,ladeia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aldeia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

adleia2alddeia1aldeai2aldiea2aledia2alldeia1ladeia2
Edit distance from "aldeia"

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 "aldeia"?
"aldeia" is spelled A-L-D-E-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /aɫ.ˈdɐj.ɐ/.
What does "aldeia" mean?
As a noun, "aldeia" means: pequena povoação rústica sem jurisdição própria
What words are commonly confused with "aldeia"?
"aldeia" is commonly confused with "areia", "alemã", "aveia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aldeia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aldeia" is /aɫ.ˈdɐj.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aldeia" come from?
"aldeia" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “aldeia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-L-D-E-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /aɫ.ˈdɐj.ɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “areia” - see the side-by-side comparison. aldeia vs areia
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list