egoísmo

/i.ˈɡwiʒ.mu/

//i.ˈɡwiʒ.mu// noun

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The verdict

“egoísmo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,319. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,319
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hábito ou atitude de se colocar os interesses, opiniões, desejos, necessidades próprios em primeiro lugar, em detrimento do ambiente e das demais pessoas

Corpus desk

Index PT-egoismo · egoísmo · Portuguese

egoísmo · rank #15,319 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,319
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH elementar

Nearest frequency peer: elementar (+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 “egoísmo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “egoísmo” 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).

egoísmo vs egoísta
71% similar
egoísmo vs erotismo
63% similar

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

Key facts for egoísmo
PropertyValue
Headwordegoísmo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.ˈɡwiʒ.mu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,319
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “egoísmo”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.egoísmocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “elementar” (#15,320), “duo” (#15,317), “dotado” (#15,315). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “egoísmo” fica em #15,319. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around egoísmo (IPA /i.ˈɡwiʒ.mu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,319 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for egoísmo, with forms such as "eggoísmo", "egosímo", and "egoímso". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "egoísta", "erotismo", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is egoísmo, spelled E-G-O-Í-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    hábito ou atitude de se colocar os interesses, opiniões, desejos, necessidades próprios em primeiro lugar, em detrimento do ambiente e das demais pessoas
  2. 2
    na ética kantiana, submissão do dever ao interesse particular, em detrimento da obediência à lei moral
  3. 3
    na ética nietzscheana, sentimento típico de homem nobre e incomum de ver a vida exclusivamente sob o ângulo dos seus próprios interesses
  4. 4
    atitude ética ou social que parte da suposição que toda ação ou pensamento é a defesa dos próprios interesses

Antonyms

altruísmo

This word in other languages

egoism(English)egoísmo(Español)égoïsme(Français)Egoismus(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eggoísmo
  • egosímo
  • egoímso
  • egoísmmo
  • egoísom
  • egoíssmo
  • egíosmo
  • eogísmo
  • geoísmo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eggoísmo1egosímo2egoímso2egoísmmo1egoísom2egoíssmo1egíosmo2eogísmo2
Edit distance from "egoísmo"

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 "egoísmo"?
"egoísmo" is spelled E-G-O-Í-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /i.ˈɡwiʒ.mu/.
What does "egoísmo" mean?
As a noun, "egoísmo" means: hábito ou atitude de se colocar os interesses, opiniões, desejos, necessidades próprios em primeiro lugar, em detrimento do ambiente e das demais pessoas
What words are commonly confused with "egoísmo"?
"egoísmo" is commonly confused with "egoísta", "erotismo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "egoísmo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "egoísmo" is /i.ˈɡwiʒ.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "egoísmo" come from?
"egoísmo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

estante#15,327corrido#15,296gradual#15,350kingdom#15,372

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

frasco9 variantsconcha9 variantsvelório9 variantsouvinte9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list