eine

/aɪnə/

//aɪnə// article

The verdict

“eine” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,506 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as an article. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,506
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - artigo indefinido (positivo) nominativo feminino: um, uma

Corpus desk

Index PT-eine · eine · Portuguese

eine · rank #75,506 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,506
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH efusivamente

Nearest frequency peer: efusivamente (-2 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “eine”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “eine” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for eine
PropertyValue
Headwordeine
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechArticle
IPA/aɪnə/
Letters4
Frequency rank#75,506
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “eine” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).einecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “efusivamente” (#75,504), “Embratur” (#75,509), “dummy” (#75,498). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “eine” fica em #75,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eine is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,506 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anarticle, transcribed /aɪnə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for eine, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 eine, spelled E-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    artigo indefinido (positivo) nominativo feminino: um, uma
  2. 2
    artigo indefinido (positivo) acusativo feminino: um, uma

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das ist eine Glühbirne.
  2. Er isst eine Suppe.

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 "eine"?
"eine" is spelled E-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /aɪnə/.
What does "eine" mean?
As an article, "eine" means: artigo indefinido (positivo) nominativo feminino: um, uma
How do you pronounce "eine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eine" is /aɪnə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eine" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list