enorme

//i.ˈnɔɾ.mɨ// adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,392

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

enorme is anPortugueseadj. It means: desviado de norma Pronounced /i.ˈnɔɾ.mɨ/. It ranks #1,392 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with entre and enxame.

Key facts for enorme
PropertyValue
Headwordenorme
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/i.ˈnɔɾ.mɨ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,392
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for enorme is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.ˈnɔɾ.mɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,392 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for enorme, with forms such as "ennorme", "enomre", and "enorem". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "entre", "enxame", 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 enorme, spelled E-N-O-R-M-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    desviado de norma
  2. 2
    que sai da regra
  3. 3
    desmarcado
  4. 4
    muito grande; extraordinário
  5. 5
    muito grave

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ennorme,enomre,enorem,enormme,enorrme,enrome,eonrme,neorme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for enorme

Misspelling Variants of "enorme"

ennorme7enomre6enorem6enormme7enorrme7enrome6eonrme6neorme6
Misspelling Variants of "enorme"

Frequency rank: #1,392 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "enorme"?
"enorme" is spelled E-N-O-R-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is /i.ˈnɔɾ.mɨ/.
What does "enorme" mean?
As an adj, "enorme" means: desviado de norma
What words are commonly confused with "enorme"?
"enorme" is commonly confused with "entre", "enxame". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enorme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enorme" is /i.ˈnɔɾ.mɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enorme" come from?
"enorme" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.