elemento
/i.lɨ.ˈmẽ.tu/
The verdict
“elemento” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #3,136 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,136
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aquilo que é simples
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | elemento |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /i.lɨ.ˈmẽ.tu/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #3,136 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “elemento” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for elemento is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.lɨ.ˈmẽ.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,136 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 11 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 elemento, with forms such as "eelmento", "eleemnto", and "elemennto". 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, "elementar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is elemento, spelled E-L-E-M-E-N-T-O.
Definition
- 1aquilo que é simples
- 2o que se pensa impossível de decompor
- 3o que é um componente de um todo
- 4matéria-prima
- 5meio preferido ou natural
- 6substância simples com número atómico bem determinado
- 7o fogo, a água, o ar e a terra, tidos em tempos como os constituintes do Universo
- 8os conhecimentos tidos como básicos, introdutórios, essenciais de um ramo de saber
- 9princípios; rudimentos
- 10pessoa
- 11ser, animal
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eelmento,eleemnto,elemennto,elemenot,elementto,elemetno,elemmento,elemneto,ellemento,elmeento,leemento
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of elemento - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “elemento”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-L-E-M-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /i.lɨ.ˈmẽ.tu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “elementar” - see the side-by-side comparison. elemento vs elementar
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.