embriologia

/ẽ.bɾju.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ/

//ẽ.bɾju.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“embriologia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,285 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,285
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ciência que estuda a formação e o desenvolvimento do embrião

Key facts for embriologia
PropertyValue
Headwordembriologia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ẽ.bɾju.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#57,285
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “embriologia” 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). embriologia lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

embriologia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,285 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ẽ.bɾju.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ciência que estuda a formação e o desenvolvimento do embrião".

No misspelling variants are generated for embriologia in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is embriologia, spelled E-M-B-R-I-O-L-O-G-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ciência que estuda a formação e o desenvolvimento do embrião

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 "embriologia"?
"embriologia" is spelled E-M-B-R-I-O-L-O-G-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.bɾju.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ/.
What does "embriologia" mean?
As a noun, "embriologia" means: ciência que estuda a formação e o desenvolvimento do embrião
How do you pronounce "embriologia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embriologia" is /ẽ.bɾju.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embriologia" come from?
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Using “embriologia”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-M-B-R-I-O-L-O-G-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ẽ.bɾju.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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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