elementar

adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,320

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

elementar is anPortugueseadj. It means: básico, simples, rudimentar Often confused with elemento.

Key facts for elementar
PropertyValue
Headwordelementar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,320
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for elementar is 9 letters long, classified as anadj. Corpus data places it at rank #15,320 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "básico, simples, rudimentar".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for elementar, with forms such as "eelmentar", "eleemntar", and "elemenatr". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "elemento", 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 elementar, spelled E-L-E-M-E-N-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    básico, simples, rudimentar

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eelmentar,eleemntar,elemenatr,elemenntar,elementarr,elementra,elementtar,elemetnar,elemmentar,elemnetar,ellementar,elmeentar,leementar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for elementar

Misspelling Variants of "elementar"

eelmentar9eleemntar9elemenatr9elemenntar10elementarr10elementra9elementtar10elemetnar9
Misspelling Variants of "elementar"

Frequency rank: #15,320 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "elementar"?
"elementar" is spelled E-L-E-M-E-N-T-A-R.
What does "elementar" mean?
As an adj, "elementar" means: básico, simples, rudimentar
What words are commonly confused with "elementar"?
"elementar" is commonly confused with "elemento". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "elementar" come from?
"elementar" 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.