enciclopédia

/ẽj.si.klo.ˈpɛ.dʒjə/

//ẽj.si.klo.ˈpɛ.dʒjə// noun

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The verdict

“enciclopédia” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,354. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,354
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - compêndio do conhecimento humano

Corpus desk

Index PT-enciclopedia · enciclopédia · Portuguese

enciclopédia · rank #14,354 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,354
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH enrolar

Nearest frequency peer: enrolar (+1 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 “enciclopédia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “enciclopédia” 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
Key facts for enciclopédia
PropertyValue
Headwordenciclopédia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ẽj.si.klo.ˈpɛ.dʒjə/
Letters12
Frequency rank#14,354
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “enciclopédia”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.enciclopédiacai 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 “enrolar” (#14,355), “escorpião” (#14,360), “explicitamente” (#14,368). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “enciclopédia” fica em #14,354. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around enciclopédia (IPA /ẽj.si.klo.ˈpɛ.dʒjə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,354 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for enciclopédia, with forms such as "ecniclopédia", "encciclopédia", and "enccilopédia". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is enciclopédia, spelled E-N-C-I-C-L-O-P-É-D-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    compêndio do conhecimento humano
  2. 2
    obra que reúne todos os conhecimentos humanos ou apenas um domínio deles e os expõe de maneira ordenada, metódica, seguindo um critério de apresentação alfabético ou temático
  3. 3
    obra que reúne considerável soma de conhecimentos
  4. 4
    indivíduo que possui consideráveis conhecimentos em todos os domínios do saber humano ou em parte deles

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how enciclopédia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Aquele romance era uma verdadeira enciclopédia do mundo atual.
  2. O professor era uma enciclopédia ambulante.

This word in other languages

encyclopedia(English)enciclopedia(Español)encyclopédie(Français)Enzyklopädie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecniclopédia
  • encciclopédia
  • enccilopédia
  • encicclopédia
  • encicllopédia
  • enciclopdéia
  • encicloppédia
  • enciclopédai
  • enciclopéddia
  • enciclopéida
  • encicloépdia
  • enciclpoédia
  • encicolpédia
  • encilcopédia
  • enicclopédia
  • ennciclopédia
  • neciclopédia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enciclopédia - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ecniclopédia2encciclopédia1enccilopédia2encicclopédia1encicllopédia1enciclopdéia2encicloppédia1enciclopédai2
Edit distance from "enciclopédia"

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 "enciclopédia"?
"enciclopédia" is spelled E-N-C-I-C-L-O-P-É-D-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽj.si.klo.ˈpɛ.dʒjə/.
What does "enciclopédia" mean?
As a noun, "enciclopédia" means: compêndio do conhecimento humano
What are common misspellings of "enciclopédia"?
Common misspellings include "ecniclopédia", "encciclopédia", "enccilopédia", "encicclopédia", "encicllopédia". The correct spelling is "enciclopédia".
How do you pronounce "enciclopédia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enciclopédia" is /ẽj.si.klo.ˈpɛ.dʒjə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enciclopédia" come from?
"enciclopédia" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

consistência#14,323antecedência#14,280temperamento#14,251subsistência#14,244

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

independent17 variantsagressividade17 variantsconvincente17 variantsgentilmente17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list