engrenagem
/ẽ.ɡɾɨ.ˈna.ʒɐ̃j̃/
The verdict
“engrenagem” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #30,941. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,941
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,493
- “E” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elemento mecânico composto de rodas dentadas que se ligam a um eixo, ao qual imprimem movimentos
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | engrenagem |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ẽ.ɡɾɨ.ˈna.ʒɐ̃j̃/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #30,941 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “engrenagem” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around engrenagem (IPA /ẽ.ɡɾɨ.ˈna.ʒɐ̃j̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,941 among 2,493 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "elemento mecânico composto de rodas dentadas que se ligam a um eixo, ao qual imprimem movimentos".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for engrenagem, with forms such as "egnrenagem", "engernagem", and "enggrenagem". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 engrenagem, spelled E-N-G-R-E-N-A-G-E-M.
Definition
- 1elemento mecânico composto de rodas dentadas que se ligam a um eixo, ao qual imprimem movimentos
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egnrenagem,engernagem,enggrenagem,engreangem,engrenaegm,engrenagemm,engrenaggem,engrenagme,engrengaem,engrennagem,engrneagem,engrrenagem,enngrenagem,enrgenagem,negrenagem
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of engrenagem - 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 “engrenagem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-N-G-R-E-N-A-G-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ẽ.ɡɾɨ.ˈna.ʒɐ̃j̃/ (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
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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.