edil

/e.ˈdiɫ/

//e.ˈdiɫ// noun

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The verdict

“edil” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #31,342. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,342
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - funcionário ou magistrado cuja função era fiscalizar edifícios e outras obras, assim como serviços públicos, como ruas, abastecimento de água, etc.; era tido como funcionário administrativo regular...

Corpus desk

Index PT-edil · edil · Portuguese

edil · rank #31,342 · 5 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,342
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH duplicar

Nearest frequency peer: duplicar (-4 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 “edil”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “edil” 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).

edil vs el
50% similar
edil vs ei
50% similar
edil vs Eis
25% similar

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

Key facts for edil
PropertyValue
Headwordedil
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/e.ˈdiɫ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#31,342
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “edil”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).edilcai 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 “duplicar” (#31,338), “dotar” (#31,337), “eloquente” (#31,347). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “edil” fica em #31,342. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around edil (IPA /e.ˈdiɫ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,342 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for edil, with forms such as "deil", "eddil", and "edill". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "el", "ei", "Eis", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is edil, spelled E-D-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    funcionário ou magistrado cuja função era fiscalizar edifícios e outras obras, assim como serviços públicos, como ruas, abastecimento de água, etc.; era tido como funcionário administrativo regular, de segundo escalão no Império Romano
  2. 2
    o mesmo que vereador
  3. 3
    o mesmo que prefeito (chefe do poder executivo)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • deil
  • eddil
  • edill
  • edli
  • eidl

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of edil - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

deil2eddil1edill1edli2eidl2
Edit distance from "edil"

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 "edil"?
"edil" is spelled E-D-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is /e.ˈdiɫ/.
What does "edil" mean?
As a noun, "edil" means: funcionário ou magistrado cuja função era fiscalizar edifícios e outras obras, assim como serviços públicos, como ruas, abastecimento de água, etc.; era tido como funcionário administrativo regular...
What words are commonly confused with "edil"?
"edil" is commonly confused with "el", "ei", "Eis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "edil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "edil" is /e.ˈdiɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "edil" come from?
"edil" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "edil", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cosa#31,312cats#31,281both#31,265judo#31,424

Similar misspelling depth

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

ogro5 variantsxamã5 variantssage5 variantssega5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list