alienígena

/ɐ.lje.ˈni.ʒɨ.nɐ/

//ɐ.lje.ˈni.ʒɨ.nɐ// adj

The verdict

“alienígena” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,603. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,603
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estrangeiro, estranho, forasteiro

Corpus desk

Index PT-alienigena · alienígena · Portuguese

alienígena · rank #12,603 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,603
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH ajustar

Nearest frequency peer: ajustar (-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 “alienígena”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “alienígena” 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 alienígena
PropertyValue
Headwordalienígena
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɐ.lje.ˈni.ʒɨ.nɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,603
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “alienígena”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.alienígenacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ajustar” (#12,602), “amistoso” (#12,604), “agropecuária” (#12,600). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “alienígena” fica em #12,603. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around alienígena (IPA /ɐ.lje.ˈni.ʒɨ.nɐ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,603 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for alienígena, with forms such as "ailenígena", "aleinígena", and "aliengíena". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is alienígena, spelled A-L-I-E-N-Í-G-E-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    estrangeiro, estranho, forasteiro
  2. 2
    extraterrestre

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ailenígena
  • aleinígena
  • aliengíena
  • aliennígena
  • alieníegna
  • alienígean
  • alienígenna
  • alieníggena
  • alienígnea
  • alieíngena
  • alineígena
  • allienígena
  • laienígena

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ailenígena2aleinígena2aliengíena2aliennígena1alieníegna2alienígean2alienígenna1alieníggena1
Edit distance from "alienígena"

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 "alienígena"?
"alienígena" is spelled A-L-I-E-N-Í-G-E-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.lje.ˈni.ʒɨ.nɐ/.
What does "alienígena" mean?
As an adjective, "alienígena" means: estrangeiro, estranho, forasteiro
What are common misspellings of "alienígena"?
Common misspellings include "ailenígena", "aleinígena", "aliengíena", "aliennígena", "alieníegna". The correct spelling is "alienígena".
How do you pronounce "alienígena"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alienígena" is /ɐ.lje.ˈni.ʒɨ.nɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alienígena" come from?
"alienígena" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list