enorme

/i.ˈnɔɾ.mɨ/

//i.ˈnɔɾ.mɨ// adj

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The verdict

“enorme” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,392. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,392
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - desviado de norma

Corpus desk

Index PT-enorme · enorme · Portuguese

enorme · rank #1,392 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,392
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eduardo

Nearest frequency peer: Eduardo (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “enorme”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “enorme” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

enorme vs entre
67% similar
enorme vs enxame
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frequência do íman ortográfico “enorme”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).enormecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Eduardo” (#1,391), “face” (#1,395), “daí” (#1,387). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “enorme” fica em #1,392. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around enorme (IPA /i.ˈnɔɾ.mɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,392 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how enorme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. É enorme a influência estadunidense no mundo.

This word in other languages

enormous(English)enorme(Español)énorme(Français)enorm(Deutsch)

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.

ennorme1enomre2enorem2enormme1enorrme1enrome2eonrme2neorme2
Edit distance from "enorme"

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.

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 adjective, "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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "enorme", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

física#1,399Campos#1,383seguro#1,410fontes#1,360

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

solução8 variantsdúvida8 variantsvítima8 variantsligação8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list