enorme
/i.ˈnɔɾ.mɨ/
The verdict
“enorme” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,392 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,392
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - desviado de norma
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enorme |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /i.ˈnɔɾ.mɨ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,392 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “enorme” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for enorme is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, 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 generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for enorme, with forms such as "ennorme", "enomre", and "enorem". 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. 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.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is enorme, spelled E-N-O-R-M-E.
Definition
- 1desviado de norma
- 2que sai da regra
- 3desmarcado
- 4muito grande; extraordinário
- 5muito grave
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ennorme,enomre,enorem,enormme,enorrme,enrome,eonrme,neorme
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enorme - 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 “enorme”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-N-O-R-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /i.ˈnɔɾ.mɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “entre” - see the side-by-side comparison. enorme vs entre
- 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.