elefante

Name: elefante, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

e.le.ˈfã.te

/e.le.ˈfã.te/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“elefante” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,481. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,481
frequency rank, Portuguese: 1,279
“E” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grande mamífero quadrúpede de pele grossa da família dos elefantídeos

Corpus desk

Index PT-elefante · elefante · Portuguese

elefante · rank #9,481 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-COMMON #9,481
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 1,279
PHOTO-FINISH elevar

Nearest frequency peer: elevar (+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.

conquistado

90,536
elefante

90,520
elevar

90,519
enfermeira

90,518
enfiar

90,517
falhar

90,511

What this shows “elefante” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

elefante vs elegante

88% similar

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

Key facts for elefante
Property	Value
Headword	elefante
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	e.le.ˈfã.te
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#9,481
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “elefante”

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

#9,481

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “elevar” (#9,482), “enfermeira” (#9,483), “enfiar” (#9,484). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “elefante” fica em #9,481. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around elefante (IPA e.le.ˈfã.te), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,481 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "grande mamífero quadrúpede de pele grossa da família dos elefantídeos".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for elefante, with forms such as "eelfante", "eleafnte", and "elefanet". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "elegante", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is elefante, spelled E-L-E-F-A-N-T-E.

Definition

1
grande mamífero quadrúpede de pele grossa da família dos elefantídeos

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

O elefante também tem cérebro maior que o do homem, mas nem por isso é mais inteligente.

Synonyms

alifante

This word in other languages

elephant(English)elefante(Español)éléphant(Français)Elefant(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

eelfante
eleafnte
elefanet
elefannte
elefantte
elefatne
eleffante
elefnate
elfeante
ellefante
leefante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "elefante"

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 "elefante"?

"elefante" is spelled E-L-E-F-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is e.le.ˈfã.te.

What does "elefante" mean?

As a noun, "elefante" means: grande mamífero quadrúpede de pele grossa da família dos elefantídeos

What words are commonly confused with "elefante"?

"elefante" is commonly confused with "elegante". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "elefante"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "elefante" is e.le.ˈfã.te. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "elefante" come from?

"elefante" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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