ecológico

/ɛ.ku.ˈlɔ.ʒi.ku/

//ɛ.ku.ˈlɔ.ʒi.ku// adj

The verdict

“ecológico” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #9,836 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#9,836
frequency rank, Portuguese
9
letters
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativo a ecologia ou a ecologista

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ecológico vs económico
78% similar
ecológico vs ecologia
67% similar

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

Key facts for ecológico
PropertyValue
Headwordecológico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɛ.ku.ˈlɔ.ʒi.ku/
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,836
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ecológico” 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). ecológico lands here:

#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 ecológico is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɛ.ku.ˈlɔ.ʒi.ku/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,836 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "relativo a ecologia ou a ecologista".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ecológico, with forms such as "ceológico", "eccológico", and "ecloógico". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "económico", "ecologia", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is ecológico, spelled E-C-O-L-Ó-G-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo a ecologia ou a ecologista

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ceológico,eccológico,ecloógico,ecolgóico,ecollógico,ecológcio,ecológgico,ecológicco,ecológioc,ecolóigco,ecoólgico,eoclógico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ceológico2eccológico1ecloógico2ecolgóico2ecollógico1ecológcio2ecológgico1ecológicco1
Edit distance from "ecológico"

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 "ecológico"?
"ecológico" is spelled E-C-O-L-Ó-G-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɛ.ku.ˈlɔ.ʒi.ku/.
What does "ecológico" mean?
As an adjective, "ecológico" means: relativo a ecologia ou a ecologista
What words are commonly confused with "ecológico"?
"ecológico" is commonly confused with "económico", "ecologia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ecológico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ecológico" is /ɛ.ku.ˈlɔ.ʒi.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ecológico" come from?
"ecológico" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “ecológico”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-C-O-L-Ó-G-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɛ.ku.ˈlɔ.ʒi.ku/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “económico” - see the side-by-side comparison. ecológico vs económico
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list