elegante

/i.lɨ.ˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/

//i.lɨ.ˈɡɐ̃.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“elegante” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,147. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,147
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que tem elegância

Corpus desk

Index PT-elegante · elegante · Portuguese

elegante · rank #7,147 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,147
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH eco

Nearest frequency peer: eco (-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 “elegante”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “elegante” 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).

elegante vs elefante
88% similar

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

Key facts for elegante
PropertyValue
Headwordelegante
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/i.lɨ.ˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,147
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “elegante”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).elegantecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “eco” (#7,146), “elevador” (#7,148), “duque” (#7,145). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “elegante” fica em #7,147. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around elegante (IPA /i.lɨ.ˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,147 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for elegante, with forms such as "eelgante", "eleagnte", and "eleganet". 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, "elefante", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is elegante, spelled E-L-E-G-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem elegância
  2. 2
    esbelto

This word in other languages

elegant(English)elegante(Español)élégant(Français)elegant(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eelgante
  • eleagnte
  • eleganet
  • elegannte
  • elegantte
  • elegatne
  • eleggante
  • elegnate
  • elgeante
  • ellegante
  • leegante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eelgante2eleagnte2eleganet2elegannte1elegantte1elegatne2eleggante1elegnate2
Edit distance from "elegante"

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 "elegante"?
"elegante" is spelled E-L-E-G-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /i.lɨ.ˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/.
What does "elegante" mean?
As an adjective, "elegante" means: que tem elegância
What words are commonly confused with "elegante"?
"elegante" is commonly confused with "elefante". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "elegante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "elegante" is /i.lɨ.ˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "elegante" come from?
"elegante" 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 "elegante", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

elevador#7,148esquadra#7,154diamante#7,139derrotar#7,137

Similar misspelling depth

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

cineasta11 variantscarneiro11 variantsvictoria11 variantsrapariga11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list