encorajamento
The verdict
“encorajamento” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #29,705 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #29,705
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 13
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de encorajar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encorajamento |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #29,705 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “encorajamento” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for encorajamento is 13 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #29,705 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ato ou efeito de encorajar".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for encorajamento, with forms such as "ecnorajamento", "enccorajamento", and "encoarjamento". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is encorajamento, spelled E-N-C-O-R-A-J-A-M-E-N-T-O.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de encorajar
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ecnorajamento,enccorajamento,encoarjamento,encoraajmento,encorajaemnto,encorajamennto,encorajamenot,encorajamentto,encorajametno,encorajammento,encorajamneto,encorajjamento,encorajmaento,encorjaamento,encorrajamento,encroajamento,enncorajamento,enocrajamento,necorajamento
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encorajamento - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “encorajamento”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-N-C-O-R-A-J-A-M-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- 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.