eleição

//i.lɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,643

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

eleição is aPortuguesenoun. It means: processo de escolha dos dirigentes de um país ou instituição através do voto de seus cidadãos ou membros; pleito Pronounced /i.lɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. It ranks #1,643 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with eleito and elenco.

Key facts for eleição
PropertyValue
Headwordeleição
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.lɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,643
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for eleição is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.lɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,643 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "processo de escolha dos dirigentes de um país ou instituição através do voto de seus cidadãos ou membros; pleito".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for eleição, with forms such as "eelição", "eleiãço", and "eleiçoã". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "eleito", "elenco", "ereção", and more, 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 eleição, spelled E-L-E-I-Ç-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    processo de escolha dos dirigentes de um país ou instituição através do voto de seus cidadãos ou membros; pleito

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eelição,eleiãço,eleiçoã,eleçião,elieção,elleição,leeição

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for eleição

Misspelling Variants of "eleição"

eelição7eleiãço7eleiçoã7eleçião7elieção7elleição8leeição7
Misspelling Variants of "eleição"

Frequency rank: #1,643 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eleição"?
"eleição" is spelled E-L-E-I-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /i.lɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "eleição" mean?
As a noun, "eleição" means: processo de escolha dos dirigentes de um país ou instituição através do voto de seus cidadãos ou membros; pleito
What words are commonly confused with "eleição"?
"eleição" is commonly confused with "eleito", "elenco", "ereção". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eleição"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eleição" is /i.lɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eleição" come from?
"eleição" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.