excluir

/ɐjʃ.ˈklwiɾ/

//ɐjʃ.ˈklwiɾ// verb

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The verdict

“excluir” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,894. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,894
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - manter do lado de fora; não permitir a entrada de

Corpus desk

Index PT-excluir · excluir · Portuguese

excluir · rank #8,894 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,894
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH ever

Nearest frequency peer: ever (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “excluir”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

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

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

excluir vs exclui
86% similar
excluir vs evoluir
71% similar
excluir vs excluído
63% similar

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

Key facts for excluir
PropertyValue
Headwordexcluir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐjʃ.ˈklwiɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,894
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “excluir”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.excluircai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ever” (#8,893), “esposas” (#8,892), “fascinante” (#8,896). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “excluir” fica em #8,894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around excluir (IPA /ɐjʃ.ˈklwiɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,894 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for excluir, with forms such as "ecxluir", "exccluir", and "excliur". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "exclui", "evoluir", "excluído", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 excluir, spelled E-X-C-L-U-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    manter do lado de fora; não permitir a entrada de
  2. 2
    não dar um privilégio; não considerar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how excluir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Candidatos com uma ficha criminal serão excluídos sumariamente do processo de seleção.

Antonyms

incluir

This word in other languages

exclude(English)excluir(Español)exclure(Français)ausschließen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecxluir
  • exccluir
  • excliur
  • exclluir
  • excluirr
  • excluri
  • exculir
  • exlcuir
  • exxcluir
  • xecluir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of excluir - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ecxluir2exccluir1excliur2exclluir1excluirr1excluri2exculir2exlcuir2
Edit distance from "excluir"

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 "excluir"?
"excluir" is spelled E-X-C-L-U-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐjʃ.ˈklwiɾ/.
What does "excluir" mean?
As a verb, "excluir" means: manter do lado de fora; não permitir a entrada de
What words are commonly confused with "excluir"?
"excluir" is commonly confused with "exclui", "evoluir", "excluído". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "excluir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "excluir" is /ɐjʃ.ˈklwiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "excluir" come from?
"excluir" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

esposas#8,892English#8,890desviar#8,880plantão#8,939

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

impresso10 variantsassessoria10 variantsalumínio10 variantsreparar10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list