enclave

/ẽ.ˈkla.vɨ/

//ẽ.ˈkla.vɨ// noun

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The verdict

“enclave” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #28,562. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,562
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - território cujas fronteiras geográficas ficam inteiramente dentro dos limites de um outro território

Corpus desk

Index PT-enclave · enclave · Portuguese

enclave · rank #28,562 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,562
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH encanador

Nearest frequency peer: encanador (-3 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 “enclave”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “enclave” 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).

enclave vs enlace
71% similar

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

Key facts for enclave
PropertyValue
Headwordenclave
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ẽ.ˈkla.vɨ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,562
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “enclave”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).enclavecai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “encanador” (#28,559), “especificar” (#28,568), “estático” (#28,572). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “enclave” fica em #28,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around enclave (IPA /ẽ.ˈkla.vɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,562 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "território cujas fronteiras geográficas ficam inteiramente dentro dos limites de um outro território".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for enclave, with forms such as "ecnlave", "encalve", and "encclave". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "enlace", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is enclave, spelled E-N-C-L-A-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    território cujas fronteiras geográficas ficam inteiramente dentro dos limites de um outro território

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecnlave
  • encalve
  • encclave
  • enclaev
  • enclavve
  • encllave
  • enclvae
  • enlcave
  • ennclave
  • neclave

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enclave - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ecnlave2encalve2encclave1enclaev2enclavve1encllave1enclvae2enlcave2
Edit distance from "enclave"

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 "enclave"?
"enclave" is spelled E-N-C-L-A-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.ˈkla.vɨ/.
What does "enclave" mean?
As a noun, "enclave" means: território cujas fronteiras geográficas ficam inteiramente dentro dos limites de um outro território
What words are commonly confused with "enclave"?
"enclave" is commonly confused with "enlace". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enclave"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enclave" is /ẽ.ˈkla.vɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enclave" come from?
"enclave" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

digerir#28,545festivo#28,584Iemanjá#28,612insight#28,625

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

argolas10 variantsanjinho10 variantsvalidar10 variantsunitário10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list