efeito
/i.ˈfɐj.tu/
The verdict
“efeito” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,280. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,280
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,279
- “E” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estado permanente provocado por uma ação; consequência, resultado
Corpus desk
Index PT-efeito · efeito · Portuguese
efeito · rank #1,280 · 7 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,280
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,279
- PHOTO-FINISH doença
Nearest frequency peer: doença (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “efeito”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- considerado
considerado
98,727 corpus weight
- contudo
contudo
98,726 corpus weight
- destino
destino
98,724 corpus weight
- doença
doença
98,722 corpus weight
- efeito
efeito
98,721 corpus weight
- global
global
98,720 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “efeito” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around efeito (IPA /i.ˈfɐj.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,280 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "efeito", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "efeito". Here's where to go from here.
- "efeito" maps to 4 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "êxito". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,280 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.