edema

noun

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The verdict

“edema” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #25,282. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,282
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - acúmulo anormal de líquido no espaço intersticial devido ao desequilíbrio entre a pressão hidrostática e oncótica

Corpus desk

Index PT-edema · edema · Portuguese

edema · rank #25,282 · 6 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,282
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH eclético

Nearest frequency peer: eclético (-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 “edema”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “edema” 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).

edema vs Ema
40% similar
edema vs Éden
40% similar
edema vs Elena
40% similar

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

Key facts for edema
PropertyValue
Headwordedema
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,282
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “edema”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).edemacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “eclético” (#25,281), “empossado” (#25,287), “encosto” (#25,290). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “edema” fica em #25,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around edema, anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,282 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "acúmulo anormal de líquido no espaço intersticial devido ao desequilíbrio entre a pressão hidrostática e oncótica".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for edema, with forms such as "deema", "eddema", and "edeam". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Ema", "Éden", "Elena", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is edema, spelled E-D-E-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    acúmulo anormal de líquido no espaço intersticial devido ao desequilíbrio entre a pressão hidrostática e oncótica

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nos animais, em especial no rebanho ovino, o mal causa febre, edema facial e necrose da língua, o que explica seu nome.

This word in other languages

edema(English)edema(Español)œdème(Français)Ödem(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • deema
  • eddema
  • edeam
  • edemma
  • edmea
  • eedma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

deema2eddema1edeam2edemma1edmea2eedma2
Edit distance from "edema"

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 "edema"?
"edema" is spelled E-D-E-M-A.
What does "edema" mean?
As a noun, "edema" means: acúmulo anormal de líquido no espaço intersticial devido ao desequilíbrio entre a pressão hidrostática e oncótica
What words are commonly confused with "edema"?
"edema" is commonly confused with "Ema", "Éden", "Elena". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "edema" come from?
"edema" 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 "edema", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ileso#25,340vespa#25,170vader#25,167tuíte#25,161

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

sótão6 variantspath6 variantsUFSC6 variantsisola6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list