eremita

//i.ɾɨ.ˈmi.tɐ// noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,554

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

eremita is aPortuguesenoun. It means: pessoa que, através de penitência, habita lugares despovoados e/ou isolados Pronounced /i.ɾɨ.ˈmi.tɐ/. Often confused with ermida.

Key facts for eremita
PropertyValue
Headworderemita
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.ɾɨ.ˈmi.tɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,554
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for eremita is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.ɾɨ.ˈmi.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #40,554 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for eremita, with forms such as "eermita", "ereimta", and "eremiat". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ermida", 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 eremita, spelled E-R-E-M-I-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa que, através de penitência, habita lugares despovoados e/ou isolados
  2. 2
    pessoa que evita o contato social
  3. 3
    que tende a viver sozinho (a) e/ou buscar a solidão; ermitão
  4. 4
    sujeito que toma conta de um ermida
  5. 5
    aspecto 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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for eremita

Misspelling Variants of "eremita"

eermita7ereimta7eremiat7eremitta8eremmita8eremtia7ermeita7erremita8
Misspelling Variants of "eremita"

Frequency rank: #40,554 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eremita"?
"eremita" is spelled E-R-E-M-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /i.ɾɨ.ˈmi.tɐ/.
What does "eremita" mean?
As a noun, "eremita" means: pessoa que, através de penitência, habita lugares despovoados e/ou isolados
What words are commonly confused with "eremita"?
"eremita" is commonly confused with "ermida". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eremita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eremita" is /i.ɾɨ.ˈmi.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eremita" come from?
"eremita" 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.