elogiar

//i.lu.ˈʒjaɾ// verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,101

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

elogiar is aPortugueseverb. It means: fazer elogio; gabar; aplaudir; exaltar Pronounced /i.lu.ˈʒjaɾ/. Often confused with elogio and elegia.

Key facts for elogiar
PropertyValue
Headwordelogiar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/i.lu.ˈʒjaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,101
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for elogiar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.lu.ˈʒjaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #15,101 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "fazer elogio; gabar; aplaudir; exaltar".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for elogiar, with forms such as "elgoiar", "ellogiar", and "elogair". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "elogio", "elegia", "elogiado", 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 elogiar, spelled E-L-O-G-I-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer elogio; gabar; aplaudir; exaltar

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elgoiar,ellogiar,elogair,eloggiar,elogiarr,elogira,eloigar,eolgiar,leogiar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for elogiar

Misspelling Variants of "elogiar"

elgoiar7ellogiar8elogair7eloggiar8elogiarr8elogira7eloigar7eolgiar7
Misspelling Variants of "elogiar"

Frequency rank: #15,101 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "elogiar"?
"elogiar" is spelled E-L-O-G-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /i.lu.ˈʒjaɾ/.
What does "elogiar" mean?
As a verb, "elogiar" means: fazer elogio; gabar; aplaudir; exaltar
What words are commonly confused with "elogiar"?
"elogiar" is commonly confused with "elogio", "elegia", "elogiado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "elogiar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "elogiar" is /i.lu.ˈʒjaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "elogiar" come from?
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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.