epidemia

/e.pi.dɨ.ˈmi.ɐ/

//e.pi.dɨ.ˈmi.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“epidemia” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,332. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,332
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ocorrência repentina de muitos casos de uma doença

Key facts for epidemia
PropertyValue
Headwordepidemia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/e.pi.dɨ.ˈmi.ɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,332
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “epidemia” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). epidemia lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around epidemia (IPA /e.pi.dɨ.ˈmi.ɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,332 among 2,493 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for epidemia, with forms such as "eipdemia", "epdiemia", and "epiddemia". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is epidemia, spelled E-P-I-D-E-M-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ocorrência repentina de muitos casos de uma doença
  2. 2
    aumento rápido na ocorrência de algo
  3. 3
    crime que consiste em causar epidemia, segundo o Artigo 267 do Código Penal Brasileiro de 1940

This word in other languages

epidemic(English)epidemia(Español)épidémie(Français)Epidemie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eipdemia
  • epdiemia
  • epiddemia
  • epideima
  • epidemai
  • epidemmia
  • epidmeia
  • epiedmia
  • eppidemia
  • peidemia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of epidemia - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eipdemia2epdiemia2epiddemia1epideima2epidemai2epidemmia1epidmeia2epiedmia2
Edit distance from "epidemia"

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 "epidemia"?
"epidemia" is spelled E-P-I-D-E-M-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /e.pi.dɨ.ˈmi.ɐ/.
What does "epidemia" mean?
As a noun, "epidemia" means: ocorrência repentina de muitos casos de uma doença
What are common misspellings of "epidemia"?
Common misspellings include "eipdemia", "epdiemia", "epiddemia", "epideima", "epidemai". The correct spelling is "epidemia".
How do you pronounce "epidemia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "epidemia" is /e.pi.dɨ.ˈmi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "epidemia" come from?
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Using “epidemia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-P-I-D-E-M-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /e.pi.dɨ.ˈmi.ɐ/ (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

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list