algures

//aɫ.ˈɡu.ɾɨʃ// adv

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,489

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

algures is anPortugueseadv. It means: em algum lugar, em alguma parte, em algum sítio Pronounced /aɫ.ˈɡu.ɾɨʃ/. Often confused with alguém and alferes.

Key facts for algures
PropertyValue
Headwordalgures
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdv
IPA/aɫ.ˈɡu.ɾɨʃ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,489
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of algures in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for algures is 7 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /aɫ.ˈɡu.ɾɨʃ/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,489 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "em algum lugar, em alguma parte, em algum sítio".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for algures, with forms such as "aglures", "alggures", and "algrues". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "alguém", "alferes", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is algures, spelled A-L-G-U-R-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    em algum lugar, em alguma parte, em algum sítio

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aglures,alggures,algrues,alguers,alguress,algurres,algurse,allgures,alugres,lagures

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for algures

Misspelling Variants of "algures"

aglures7alggures8algrues7alguers7alguress8algurres8algurse7allgures8
Misspelling Variants of "algures"

Frequency rank: #20,489 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "algures"?
"algures" is spelled A-L-G-U-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /aɫ.ˈɡu.ɾɨʃ/.
What does "algures" mean?
As an adv, "algures" means: em algum lugar, em alguma parte, em algum sítio
What words are commonly confused with "algures"?
"algures" is commonly confused with "alguém", "alferes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "algures"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "algures" is /aɫ.ˈɡu.ɾɨʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "algures" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.