clérigo

/ˈklɛ.ɾi.ɡu/

//ˈklɛ.ɾi.ɡu// noun

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The verdict

“clérigo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,532. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,532
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - membro integrante do clero

Corpus desk

Index PT-clerigo · clérigo · Portuguese

clérigo · rank #18,532 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,532
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH chuvoso

Nearest frequency peer: chuvoso (-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 “clérigo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “clérigo” 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).

clérigo vs clero
57% similar

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

Key facts for clérigo
PropertyValue
Headwordclérigo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈklɛ.ɾi.ɡu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,532
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “clérigo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).clérigocai 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 “chuvoso” (#18,531), “clímax” (#18,533), “coesão” (#18,534). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “clérigo” fica em #18,532. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around clérigo (IPA /ˈklɛ.ɾi.ɡu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,532 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for clérigo, with forms such as "cclérigo", "cllérigo", and "clréigo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "clero", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is clérigo, spelled C-L-É-R-I-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    membro integrante do clero
  2. 2
    padre

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how clérigo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O clérigo lembrou que nenhuma mulher foi responsável pela morte de Cristo, apenas homens.

This word in other languages

clergyman(English)clérigo(Español)Kleriker(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclérigo
  • cllérigo
  • clréigo
  • cléirgo
  • clérgio
  • clériggo
  • clériog
  • clérrigo
  • célrigo
  • lcérigo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cclérigo1cllérigo1clréigo2cléirgo2clérgio2clériggo1clériog2clérrigo1
Edit distance from "clérigo"

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 "clérigo"?
"clérigo" is spelled C-L-É-R-I-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈklɛ.ɾi.ɡu/.
What does "clérigo" mean?
As a noun, "clérigo" means: membro integrante do clero
What words are commonly confused with "clérigo"?
"clérigo" is commonly confused with "clero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clérigo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clérigo" is /ˈklɛ.ɾi.ɡu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clérigo" come from?
"clérigo" 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 "clérigo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

chuvoso#18,531coleira#18,537amnésia#18,501diverso#18,570

Similar misspelling depth

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

Formosa10 variantsinfração10 variantsmonarca10 variantsnirvana10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list