elegante

//i.lɨ.ˈɡɐ̃.tɨ// adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,147

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

elegante is anPortugueseadj. It means: que tem elegância Pronounced /i.lɨ.ˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/. It ranks #7,147 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with elefante.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of elegante in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for elegante is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.lɨ.ˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,147 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for elegante, with forms such as "eelgante", "eleagnte", and "eleganet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "elefante", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is elegante, spelled E-L-E-G-A-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem elegância
  2. 2
    esbelto

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eelgante,eleagnte,eleganet,elegannte,elegantte,elegatne,eleggante,elegnate,elgeante,ellegante,leegante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for elegante

Misspelling Variants of "elegante"

eelgante8eleagnte8eleganet8elegannte9elegantte9elegatne8eleggante9elegnate8
Misspelling Variants of "elegante"

Frequency rank: #7,147 in Portuguese

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 adj, "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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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter E in our Portuguese index:

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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.