Almeida

/ɐɫˈmejdɐ/

//ɐɫˈmejdɐ// noun

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The verdict

“Almeida” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,984. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,984
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - município e freguesia portugueses do distrito da Guarda

Corpus desk

Index PT-almeida · Almeida · Portuguese

Almeida · rank #2,984 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,984
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aparência

Nearest frequency peer: aparência (+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 “Almeida”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Almeida” 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).

Almeida vs ameixa
57% similar
Almeida vs aldeia
57% similar
Almeida vs alameda
57% similar

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

Key facts for Almeida
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlmeida
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐɫˈmejdɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,984
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “Almeida”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.Almeidacai 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 “aparência” (#2,985), “Venezuela” (#2,981), “aprovado” (#2,987). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “Almeida” fica em #2,984. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Almeida (IPA /ɐɫˈmejdɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,984 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Almeida, with forms such as "alemida", "allmeida", and "almedia". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "ameixa", "aldeia", "alameda", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is Almeida, spelled A-L-M-E-I-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    município e freguesia portugueses do distrito da Guarda
  2. 2
    sobrenome comum em português

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alemida
  • allmeida
  • almedia
  • almeiad
  • almeidda
  • almieda
  • almmeida
  • amleida
  • lameida

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

alemida2allmeida1almedia2almeiad2almeidda1almieda2almmeida1amleida2
Edit distance from "Almeida"

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 "Almeida"?
"Almeida" is spelled A-L-M-E-I-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐɫˈmejdɐ/.
What does "Almeida" mean?
As a noun, "Almeida" means: município e freguesia portugueses do distrito da Guarda
What words are commonly confused with "Almeida"?
"Almeida" is commonly confused with "ameixa", "aldeia", "alameda". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Almeida"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Almeida" is /ɐɫˈmejdɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Almeida" come from?
"Almeida" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aumenta#2,990reduzir#2,973formado#3,013jornada#3,020

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Taylor9 variantsMartin9 variantsformar9 variantsocupação9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list