eletrocardiograma

/i.lɛ.tɾɔ.kaɾ.dju.ˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/

//i.lɛ.tɾɔ.kaɾ.dju.ˈɡɾɐ.mɐ// noun

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The verdict

“eletrocardiograma” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,584 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,584
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - exame médico na área de cardiologia onde é feito o registro da variação dos potenciais elétricos gerados pela atividade elétrica do coração

Key facts for eletrocardiograma
PropertyValue
Headwordeletrocardiograma
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.lɛ.tɾɔ.kaɾ.dju.ˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/
Letters17
Frequency rank#51,584
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “eletrocardiograma” 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). eletrocardiograma lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eletrocardiograma is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,584 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /i.lɛ.tɾɔ.kaɾ.dju.ˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "exame médico na área de cardiologia onde é feito o registro da variação dos potenciais elétricos gerados pela atividade elétrica do coração".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for eletrocardiograma, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 eletrocardiograma, spelled E-L-E-T-R-O-C-A-R-D-I-O-G-R-A-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    exame médico na área de cardiologia onde é feito o registro da variação dos potenciais elétricos gerados pela atividade elétrica do coração

Synonyms

electrocardiograma

This word in other languages

electrocardiogram(English)electrocardiograma(Español)électrocardiographie(Français)Elektrokardiogramm(Deutsch)

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 "eletrocardiograma"?
"eletrocardiograma" is spelled E-L-E-T-R-O-C-A-R-D-I-O-G-R-A-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /i.lɛ.tɾɔ.kaɾ.dju.ˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/.
What does "eletrocardiograma" mean?
As a noun, "eletrocardiograma" means: exame médico na área de cardiologia onde é feito o registro da variação dos potenciais elétricos gerados pela atividade elétrica do coração
How do you pronounce "eletrocardiograma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eletrocardiograma" is /i.lɛ.tɾɔ.kaɾ.dju.ˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eletrocardiograma" come from?
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Using “eletrocardiograma”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-L-E-T-R-O-C-A-R-D-I-O-G-R-A-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /i.lɛ.tɾɔ.kaɾ.dju.ˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list