anorexia

/ɐ.nɔ.ɾɛ.ˈksi.ɐ/

//ɐ.nɔ.ɾɛ.ˈksi.ɐ// noun

The verdict

“anorexia” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,557. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,557
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - falta de apetite; apositia, fastio, inapetência

Corpus desk

Index PT-anorexia · anorexia · Portuguese

anorexia · rank #23,557 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,557
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH apuramento

Nearest frequency peer: apuramento (+7 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 “anorexia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “anorexia” 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 anorexia
PropertyValue
Headwordanorexia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.nɔ.ɾɛ.ˈksi.ɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,557
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “anorexia”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).anorexiacai 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 “apuramento” (#23,564), “arrastão” (#23,567), “aspeto” (#23,568). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “anorexia” fica em #23,557. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around anorexia (IPA /ɐ.nɔ.ɾɛ.ˈksi.ɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,557 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "falta de apetite; apositia, fastio, inapetência".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for anorexia, with forms such as "annorexia", "anoerxia", and "anoreixa". 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 headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is anorexia, spelled A-N-O-R-E-X-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    falta de apetite; apositia, fastio, inapetência

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • annorexia
  • anoerxia
  • anoreixa
  • anorexai
  • anorexxia
  • anorrexia
  • anorxeia
  • anroexia
  • aonrexia
  • naorexia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anorexia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

annorexia1anoerxia2anoreixa2anorexai2anorexxia1anorrexia1anorxeia2anroexia2
Edit distance from "anorexia"

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 "anorexia"?
"anorexia" is spelled A-N-O-R-E-X-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.nɔ.ɾɛ.ˈksi.ɐ/.
What does "anorexia" mean?
As a noun, "anorexia" means: falta de apetite; apositia, fastio, inapetência
What are common misspellings of "anorexia"?
Common misspellings include "annorexia", "anoerxia", "anoreixa", "anorexai", "anorexxia". The correct spelling is "anorexia".
How do you pronounce "anorexia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anorexia" is /ɐ.nɔ.ɾɛ.ˈksi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anorexia" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list