enciclopédia
/ẽj.si.klo.ˈpɛ.dʒjə/
The verdict
“enciclopédia” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #14,354 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,354
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 12
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - compêndio do conhecimento humano
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enciclopédia |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ẽj.si.klo.ˈpɛ.dʒjə/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #14,354 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “enciclopédia” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for enciclopédia is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ẽj.si.klo.ˈpɛ.dʒjə/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,354 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1compêndio do conhecimento humano
- 2obra 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
- 3obra que reúne considerável soma de conhecimentos
- 4indivíduo que possui consideráveis conhecimentos em todos os domínios do saber humano ou em parte deles
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “enciclopédia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-N-C-I-C-L-O-P-É-D-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ẽj.si.klo.ˈpɛ.dʒjə/ (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
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.