alergia

noun

The verdict

“alergia” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #11,204 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#11,204
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sensibilidade anormal do organismo perante certas substâncias

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

alergia vs alerta
71% similar
alergia vs alérgico
63% similar
alergia vs alegria
71% similar

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

Key facts for alergia
PropertyValue
Headwordalergia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,204
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “alergia” 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). alergia 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 alergia is 7 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #11,204 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for alergia, with forms such as "aelrgia", "alergai", and "alerggia". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "alerta", "alérgico", "alegria", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is alergia, spelled A-L-E-R-G-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    sensibilidade anormal do organismo perante certas substâncias
  2. 2
    aversão, repulsão

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aelrgia,alergai,alerggia,aleriga,alerrgia,allergia,alregia,laergia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aelrgia2alergai2alerggia1aleriga2alerrgia1allergia1alregia2laergia2
Edit distance from "alergia"

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 "alergia"?
"alergia" is spelled A-L-E-R-G-I-A.
What does "alergia" mean?
As a noun, "alergia" means: sensibilidade anormal do organismo perante certas substâncias
What words are commonly confused with "alergia"?
"alergia" is commonly confused with "alerta", "alérgico", "alegria". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "alergia" come from?
"alergia" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “alergia”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-L-E-R-G-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “alerta” - see the side-by-side comparison. alergia vs alerta
  • 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