encaixe

/eŋ.ˈka.i.ʃɪ/

//eŋ.ˈka.i.ʃɪ// noun

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The verdict

“encaixe” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #24,629. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,629
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de encaixar

Corpus desk

Index PT-encaixe · encaixe · Portuguese

encaixe · rank #24,629 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,629
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH esplanada

Nearest frequency peer: esplanada (+7 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “encaixe”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “encaixe” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

encaixe vs encaixar
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for encaixe
PropertyValue
Headwordencaixe
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/eŋ.ˈka.i.ʃɪ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,629
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “encaixe”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.encaixecai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “esplanada” (#24,636), “domino” (#24,616), “ditar” (#24,613). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “encaixe” fica em #24,629. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around encaixe (IPA /eŋ.ˈka.i.ʃɪ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,629 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for encaixe, with forms such as "ecnaixe", "enacixe", and "encaiex". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "encaixar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is encaixe, spelled E-N-C-A-I-X-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de encaixar
  2. 2
    vão onde uma peça se encaixa em outra, ranhura que recebe uma peça saliente
  3. 3
    juntura, ensambladura
  4. 4
    ato no qual o goleiro abraça a bola contra o peito
  5. 5
    quantidade de dinheiro que um banco ou entidade de crédito tem em caixa
  6. 6
    bastidor de madeira no que encaixa o pente do tear
  7. 7
    tecido de renda de bilro
  8. 8
    tecido de renda ou bordado na parte superior de uma camisa de senhora
  9. 9
    no eixo do carro de bois, cada uma das duas ranhuras sobre as que descansam os coucilhões
  10. 10
    harmonia na convivência, estado no que duas pessoas se dão bem

This word in other languages

groove(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecnaixe
  • enacixe
  • encaiex
  • encaixxe
  • encaxie
  • enccaixe
  • enciaxe
  • enncaixe
  • necaixe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encaixe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ecnaixe2enacixe2encaiex2encaixxe1encaxie2enccaixe1enciaxe2enncaixe1
Edit distance from "encaixe"

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 "encaixe"?
"encaixe" is spelled E-N-C-A-I-X-E. The IPA pronunciation is /eŋ.ˈka.i.ʃɪ/.
What does "encaixe" mean?
As a noun, "encaixe" means: ato ou efeito de encaixar
What words are commonly confused with "encaixe"?
"encaixe" is commonly confused with "encaixar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "encaixe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encaixe" is /eŋ.ˈka.i.ʃɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encaixe" come from?
"encaixe" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "encaixe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

forjar9 variantshangar9 variantsajeitar9 variantstiragem9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list