element
The verdict
“element” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,376 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,376
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,279
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elemento, componente:
Corpus desk
Index PT-element · element · Portuguese
element · rank #54,376 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,376
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,279
- PHOTO-FINISH drástico
Nearest frequency peer: drástico (-3 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “element”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- desmembrar
desmembrar
45,652 corpus weight
- drástico
drástico
45,628 corpus weight
- element
element
45,625 corpus weight
- enjoativo
enjoativo
45,612 corpus weight
- espasmo
espasmo
45,602 corpus weight
- espirituoso
espirituoso
45,601 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “element” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | element |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #54,376 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “element” em português
Rare enough to double-check
element is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,376 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for element in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is element, spelled E-L-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1elemento, componente:
- 2elemento, membro, entidade que compõe um conjunto
- 3elemento químico:
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how element appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die negatiewe element van hierdie beleid en die verloop daarvan is hoofsaaklik die diskriminasie teen sogenaamde nie-blankes.
Die ontdekking van die elemente waarvan die bestaan vandag bekend is word in kronologiese volgorde voorgestel.
Synonyms
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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).