eremita
/i.ɾɨ.ˈmi.tɐ/
The verdict
“eremita” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #40,554. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #40,554
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,493
- “E” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pessoa que, através de penitência, habita lugares despovoados e/ou isolados
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 | eremita |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /i.ɾɨ.ˈmi.tɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #40,554 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “eremita” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around eremita (IPA /i.ɾɨ.ˈmi.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,554 among 2,493 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for eremita, with forms such as "eermita", "ereimta", and "eremiat". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ermida", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is eremita, spelled E-R-E-M-I-T-A.
Definition
- 1pessoa que, através de penitência, habita lugares despovoados e/ou isolados
- 2pessoa que evita o contato social
- 3que tende a viver sozinho (a) e/ou buscar a solidão; ermitão
- 4sujeito que toma conta de um ermida
- 5aspecto comum de alguns crustáceos decápodes (cinco pares de patas) que, quando adultos, se instalam em conchas de moluscos; paguro ou sacuritá; ermitão
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eermita
- ereimta
- eremiat
- eremitta
- eremmita
- eremtia
- ermeita
- erremita
- reemita
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eremita - 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.
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 “eremita”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-R-E-M-I-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /i.ɾɨ.ˈmi.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ermida” - see the side-by-side comparison. eremita vs ermida
- 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.