eleger

//i.lɨ.ˈʒeɾ// verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,632

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

eleger is aPortugueseverb. It means: escolher por meio de votos Pronounced /i.lɨ.ˈʒeɾ/. It ranks #7,632 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with elevar and eleven.

Key facts for eleger
PropertyValue
Headwordeleger
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/i.lɨ.ˈʒeɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,632
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for eleger is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.lɨ.ˈʒeɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,632 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for eleger, with forms such as "eelger", "eleegr", and "elegerr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "elevar", "eleven", "elegia", 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 eleger, spelled E-L-E-G-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    escolher por meio de votos
  2. 2
    escolher, preferir, adoptar, marcar

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eelger,eleegr,elegerr,elegger,elegre,elgeer,elleger,leeger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for eleger

Misspelling Variants of "eleger"

eelger6eleegr6elegerr7elegger7elegre6elgeer6elleger7leeger6
Misspelling Variants of "eleger"

Frequency rank: #7,632 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eleger"?
"eleger" is spelled E-L-E-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /i.lɨ.ˈʒeɾ/.
What does "eleger" mean?
As a verb, "eleger" means: escolher por meio de votos
What words are commonly confused with "eleger"?
"eleger" is commonly confused with "elevar", "eleven", "elegia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eleger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eleger" is /i.lɨ.ˈʒeɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eleger" come from?
"eleger" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.