engolir

//ẽ.ɡo.ˈliχ// verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,352

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

engolir is aPortugueseverb. It means: mover da boca para o estômago Pronounced /ẽ.ɡo.ˈliχ/. Often confused with enrolar.

Key facts for engolir
PropertyValue
Headwordengolir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ẽ.ɡo.ˈliχ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,352
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of engolir in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for engolir is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ẽ.ɡo.ˈliχ/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,352 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for engolir, with forms such as "egnolir", "enggolir", and "engloir". 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.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "enrolar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is engolir, spelled E-N-G-O-L-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mover da boca para o estômago
  2. 2
    sofrer com paciência
  3. 3
    aceitar como verdade

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egnolir,enggolir,engloir,engoilr,engolirr,engollir,engolri,enngolir,enoglir,negolir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for engolir

Misspelling Variants of "engolir"

egnolir7enggolir8engloir7engoilr7engolirr8engollir8engolri7enngolir8
Misspelling Variants of "engolir"

Frequency rank: #10,352 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "engolir"?
"engolir" is spelled E-N-G-O-L-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.ɡo.ˈliχ/.
What does "engolir" mean?
As a verb, "engolir" means: mover da boca para o estômago
What words are commonly confused with "engolir"?
"engolir" is commonly confused with "enrolar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "engolir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "engolir" is /ẽ.ɡo.ˈliχ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "engolir" come from?
"engolir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.