ecletismo

Name: ecletismo, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/e.klɛ.ˈtiʒ.mu/

//e.klɛ.ˈtiʒ.mu// noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“ecletismo” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #71,708 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#71,708
frequency rank, Portuguese: 9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - método científico ou filosófico que busca a conciliação de teorias distintas

Key facts for ecletismo
Property	Value
Headword	ecletismo
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/e.klɛ.ˈtiʒ.mu/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#71,708
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ecletismo” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ecletismo lands here:

#71,708

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for ecletismo is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /e.klɛ.ˈtiʒ.mu/. Corpus data places it at rank #71,708 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for ecletismo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is ecletismo, spelled E-C-L-E-T-I-S-M-O.

Definition

1
método científico ou filosófico que busca a conciliação de teorias distintas
2
liberdade ou hábito de preferir o que se julga melhor em ciência, arte, literatura ou política, sem que se siga exclusivamente sistema algum

Synonyms

ecleticismo

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 "ecletismo"?

"ecletismo" is spelled E-C-L-E-T-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /e.klɛ.ˈtiʒ.mu/.

What does "ecletismo" mean?

As a noun, "ecletismo" means: método científico ou filosófico que busca a conciliação de teorias distintas

How do you pronounce "ecletismo"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ecletismo" is /e.klɛ.ˈtiʒ.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "ecletismo" come from?

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Using “ecletismo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-C-L-E-T-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /e.klɛ.ˈtiʒ.mu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.