ergonomia

/ɛɾ.ɡu.nu.ˈmi.ɐ/

//ɛɾ.ɡu.nu.ˈmi.ɐ// noun

The verdict

“ergonomia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #56,099 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,099
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estudo das relações entre o trabalhador e o equipamento usado por este para realizar seu trabalho, da relação homem-máquina

Corpus desk

Index PT-ergonomia · ergonomia · Portuguese

ergonomia · rank #56,099 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,099
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH entry

Nearest frequency peer: entry (-1 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “ergonomia”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “ergonomia” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Cauda longa: rank de “ergonomia” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.ergonomiacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “entry” (#56,098), “englobar” (#56,096), “encadernação” (#56,092). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “ergonomia” fica em #56,099. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ergonomia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #56,099 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɛɾ.ɡu.nu.ˈmi.ɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list