elect
/ɪ.ˈlɛkt/
The verdict
“elect” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eleito
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | elect |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɪ.ˈlɛkt/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “elect” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for elect is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪ.ˈlɛkt/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eleito".
elect doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 elect, spelled E-L-E-C-T.
Definition
- 1eleito
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “elect”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-L-E-C-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪ.ˈlɛkt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.