eremita

Name: eremita, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/i.ɾɨ.ˈmi.tɐ/

//i.ɾɨ.ˈmi.tɐ// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

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: 1,279
“E” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pessoa que, através de penitência, habita lugares despovoados e/ou isolados

Corpus desk

Index PT-eremita · eremita · Portuguese

eremita · rank #40,554 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #40,554
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 9 variants
BOOK-MID 1,279
PHOTO-FINISH encaminhamento

Nearest frequency peer: encaminhamento (-4 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.

encaminhame…

59,451
eremita

59,447
estrofe

59,441
exemplificar

59,435
exorbitante

59,433
falsificado

59,430

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

eremita vs ermida

71% similar

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

Key facts for eremita
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)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “eremita”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).eremitacai aqui:

#40,554

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “encaminhamento” (#40,550), “estrofe” (#40,560), “exemplificar” (#40,566). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “eremita” fica em #40,554. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around eremita (IPA /i.ɾɨ.ˈmi.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,554 among 1,279 “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

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

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.

Edit distance from "eremita"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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