eminência

//e.miˈnẽ.si.ɐ/ [e.miˈnẽ.sɪ.ɐ], AFI: /e.miˈnẽ.sjɐ/ (coloquial)/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#44,828

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

eminência is aPortuguesenoun. It means: característica do que é eminente, que se sobressai do meio ao redor Pronounced /e.miˈnẽ.si.ɐ/ [e.miˈnẽ.sɪ.ɐ], AFI: /e.miˈnẽ.sjɐ/ (coloquial). Often confused with evidência and exigência.

Key facts for eminência
PropertyValue
Headwordeminência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/e.miˈnẽ.si.ɐ/ [e.miˈnẽ.sɪ.ɐ], AFI: /e.miˈnẽ.sjɐ/ (coloquial)
Letters9
Frequency rank#44,828
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for eminência is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /e.miˈnẽ.si.ɐ/ [e.miˈnẽ.sɪ.ɐ], AFI: /e.miˈnẽ.sjɐ/ (coloquial). Corpus data places it at rank #44,828 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for eminência, with forms such as "eimnência", "eminnêcia", and "eminnência". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "evidência", "exigência", 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 eminência, spelled E-M-I-N-Ê-N-C-I-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    característica do que é eminente, que se sobressai do meio ao redor
  2. 2
    elevação que se destaca na paisagem, sobretudo quando isolada do terreno em volta
  3. 3
    parte, em geral arredondada, que sobressai numa estrutura do organismo, principalmente óssea
  4. 4
    aquele que tem destaque moralmente, de intelecto ou socialmente
  5. 5
    título próprio de cardeal, figura máxima na hierarquia católica abaixo do Papa
  6. 6
    aquele que domina uma matéria, assunto ou ciência
  7. 7
    conceito do emanacionismo que liga o efeito à sua causa de modo permanente
  8. 8
    em ontologia, caráter de perfeição e nobreza do ser, na sua essência

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eimnência,eminnêcia,eminnência,eminêcnia,eminêncai,eminênccia,eminênica,eminênncia,emiênncia,emminência,emniência,meinência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for eminência

Misspelling Variants of "eminência"

eimnência9eminnêcia9eminnência10eminêcnia9eminêncai9eminênccia10eminênica9eminênncia10
Misspelling Variants of "eminência"

Frequency rank: #44,828 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eminência"?
"eminência" is spelled E-M-I-N-Ê-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /e.miˈnẽ.si.ɐ/ [e.miˈnẽ.sɪ.ɐ], AFI: /e.miˈnẽ.sjɐ/ (coloquial).
What does "eminência" mean?
As a noun, "eminência" means: característica do que é eminente, que se sobressai do meio ao redor
What words are commonly confused with "eminência"?
"eminência" is commonly confused with "evidência", "exigência". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eminência"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eminência" is /e.miˈnẽ.si.ɐ/ [e.miˈnẽ.sɪ.ɐ], AFI: /e.miˈnẽ.sjɐ/ (coloquial). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eminência" come from?
"eminência" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.