efeito
/i.ˈfɐj.tu/
The verdict
“efeito” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,280 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,280
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - estado permanente provocado por uma ação; consequência, resultado
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | efeito |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /i.ˈfɐj.tu/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,280 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “efeito” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for efeito is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.ˈfɐj.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,280 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for efeito, with forms such as "eefito", "efeiot", and "efeitto". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "êxito", "ereto", "evento", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is efeito, spelled E-F-E-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1estado permanente provocado por uma ação; consequência, resultado
- 2resultado de uma causa
- 3impressão, sensação
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eefito,efeiot,efeitto,efetio,effeito,efieto,feeito
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of efeito - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “efeito”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-F-E-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /i.ˈfɐj.tu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “êxito” - see the side-by-side comparison. efeito vs êxito
- 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.