elipse
/i.ˈli.psɨ/
The verdict
“elipse” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #55,515 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,515
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,279
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - figura geométrica formada num plano que corta um cone de revolução de maneira oblíqua à geratriz deste cone
Corpus desk
Index PT-elipse · elipse · Portuguese
elipse · rank #55,515 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,515
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,279
- PHOTO-FINISH Eduard
Nearest frequency peer: Eduard (-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 “elipse”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- Durst
Durst
44,495 corpus weight
- Eduard
Eduard
44,489 corpus weight
- elipse
elipse
44,486 corpus weight
- encarnar
encarnar
44,482 corpus weight
- epitáfio
epitáfio
44,477 corpus weight
- esfíncter
esfíncter
44,471 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “elipse” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | elipse |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /i.ˈli.psɨ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #55,515 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “elipse” em português
Rare enough to double-check
elipse is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #55,515 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /i.ˈli.psɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for elipse, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is elipse, spelled E-L-I-P-S-E.
Definition
- 1figura geométrica formada num plano que corta um cone de revolução de maneira oblíqua à geratriz deste cone
- 2omissão de uma ou mais palavras, facilmente subentendíveis, numa oração, que se distingue da zeugma por aquela omitir termos não ditos, e esta omitir termos já expressos (por exemplo, na frase Fomos muito bem-sucedidos, em que se omite o pronome nós)
This word in other languages
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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