alzheimer
The verdict
“alzheimer” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,277. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #14,277
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4,352
- “A” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - doença neurodegenerativa caracterizada por demência progressiva, perda de memória e declínio cognitivo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alzheimer |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #14,277 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alzheimer” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around alzheimer, anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,277 among 4,352 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "doença neurodegenerativa caracterizada por demência progressiva, perda de memória e declínio cognitivo".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for alzheimer, with forms such as "alhzeimer", "allzheimer", and "alzehimer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is alzheimer, spelled A-L-Z-H-E-I-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1doença neurodegenerativa caracterizada por demência progressiva, perda de memória e declínio cognitivo
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- alhzeimer
- allzheimer
- alzehimer
- alzheiemr
- alzheimerr
- alzheimmer
- alzheimre
- alzhemier
- alzhheimer
- alzhiemer
- alzzheimer
- azlheimer
- lazheimer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alzheimer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “alzheimer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-L-Z-H-E-I-M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.