elétrico

adj

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The verdict

“elétrico” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,172. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,172
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativo à forma de energia em que a sua ação consiste numa manifestação entre forças de atração e de repulsão, que se refere à eletricidade

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

elétrico vs eletrónico
70% similar
elétrico vs electric
63% similar
elétrico vs eclético
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for elétrico
PropertyValue
Headwordelétrico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,172
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “elétrico” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). elétrico lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around elétrico, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,172 among 2,493 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for elétrico, with forms such as "ellétrico", "eltérico", and "elértico". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "eletrónico", "electric", "eclético", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is elétrico, spelled E-L-É-T-R-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo à forma de energia em que a sua ação consiste numa manifestação entre forças de atração e de repulsão, que se refere à eletricidade
  2. 2
    que funciona ou é movido pela eletricidade
  3. 3
    que emite cargas elétricas fortes com o objetivo de atingir um inimigo ou presa
  4. 4
    de muita rapidez, à semelhança da eletricidade
  5. 5
    que brilha ou cintila como luz artificial, alimentada de eletriciade
  6. 6
    deslumbrante, que causa viva impressão
  7. 7
    algo ou alguém que não pára quieto, que está muito agitado ou nervoso

Synonyms

eléctrico

This word in other languages

electrical(English)eléctrico(Español)électrique(Français)elektrisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ellétrico
  • eltérico
  • elértico
  • elétirco
  • elétrcio
  • elétricco
  • elétrioc
  • elétrrico
  • eléttrico
  • eéltrico
  • leétrico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of elétrico - 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.

ellétrico1eltérico2elértico2elétirco2elétrcio2elétricco1elétrioc2elétrrico1
Edit distance from "elétrico"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "elétrico"?
"elétrico" is spelled E-L-É-T-R-I-C-O.
What does "elétrico" mean?
As an adjective, "elétrico" means: relativo à forma de energia em que a sua ação consiste numa manifestação entre forças de atração e de repulsão, que se refere à eletricidade
What words are commonly confused with "elétrico"?
"elétrico" is commonly confused with "eletrónico", "electric", "eclético". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "elétrico" come from?
"elétrico" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “elétrico”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-L-É-T-R-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “eletrónico” - see the side-by-side comparison. elétrico vs eletrónico
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list