eclético

//e.ˈklɛ.ti.ku// adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,281

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

eclético is anPortugueseadj. It means: trata-se de algo que pode atender a vários tipos de gosto Pronounced /e.ˈklɛ.ti.ku/. Often confused with elétrico and estético.

Key facts for eclético
PropertyValue
Headwordeclético
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/e.ˈklɛ.ti.ku/
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,281
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of eclético in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for eclético is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /e.ˈklɛ.ti.ku/. Corpus data places it at rank #25,281 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "trata-se de algo que pode atender a vários tipos de gosto".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for eclético, with forms such as "celético", "ecclético", and "ecllético". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "elétrico", "estético", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is eclético, spelled E-C-L-É-T-I-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    trata-se de algo que pode atender a vários tipos de gosto

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: celético,ecclético,ecllético,ecltéico,ecléitco,eclétcio,ecléticco,eclétioc,ecléttico,ecéltico,elcético

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for eclético

Misspelling Variants of "eclético"

celético8ecclético9ecllético9ecltéico8ecléitco8eclétcio8ecléticco9eclétioc8
Misspelling Variants of "eclético"

Frequency rank: #25,281 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eclético"?
"eclético" is spelled E-C-L-É-T-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /e.ˈklɛ.ti.ku/.
What does "eclético" mean?
As an adj, "eclético" means: trata-se de algo que pode atender a vários tipos de gosto
What words are commonly confused with "eclético"?
"eclético" is commonly confused with "elétrico", "estético". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eclético"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eclético" is /e.ˈklɛ.ti.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eclético" come from?
"eclético" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.