ergonomia

/ɛɾ.ɡu.nu.ˈmi.ɐ/

//ɛɾ.ɡu.nu.ˈmi.ɐ// noun

The verdict

“ergonomia” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #56,099 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#56,099
frequency rank, Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - estudo das relações entre o trabalhador e o equipamento usado por este para realizar seu trabalho, da relação homem-máquina

Key facts for ergonomia
PropertyValue
Headwordergonomia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɛɾ.ɡu.nu.ˈmi.ɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,099
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ergonomia” 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). ergonomia lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for ergonomia is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɛɾ.ɡu.nu.ˈmi.ɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #56,099 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "estudo das relações entre o trabalhador e o equipamento usado por este para realizar seu trabalho, da relação homem-máquina".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ergonomia in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is ergonomia, spelled E-R-G-O-N-O-M-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    estudo das relações entre o trabalhador e o equipamento usado por este para realizar seu trabalho, da relação homem-máquina

This word in other languages

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 "ergonomia"?
"ergonomia" is spelled E-R-G-O-N-O-M-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɛɾ.ɡu.nu.ˈmi.ɐ/.
What does "ergonomia" mean?
As a noun, "ergonomia" means: estudo das relações entre o trabalhador e o equipamento usado por este para realizar seu trabalho, da relação homem-máquina
How do you pronounce "ergonomia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ergonomia" is /ɛɾ.ɡu.nu.ˈmi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ergonomia" come from?
"ergonomia" 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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Using “ergonomia”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-R-G-O-N-O-M-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɛɾ.ɡu.nu.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
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