gema

noun

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The verdict

“gema” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #20,009. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,009
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - parte central, amarela, do ovo das aves

Corpus desk

Index PT-gema · gema · Portuguese

gema · rank #20,009 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,009
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH gate

Nearest frequency peer: gate (-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 “gema”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gema” 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).

gema vs get
50% similar
gema vs gen
50% similar
gema vs ger
50% similar

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

Key facts for gema
PropertyValue
Headwordgema
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#20,009
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “gema”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “gate” (#20,008), “generalidade” (#20,010), “geologia” (#20,012). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “gema” fica em #20,009. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around gema, anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,009 among 521 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for gema, with forms such as "egma", "geam", and "gemma". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "get", "gen", "ger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is gema, spelled G-E-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    parte central, amarela, do ovo das aves
  2. 2
    pedra preciosa
  3. 3
    diz-se de algo que é genuíno, puro
  4. 4
    gomo, rebento

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O que fazer com as claras se a receita de quindim só pede gemas?
  2. Nosso ministro das Relações Exteriores espera avanços nas negociações dos setores de madeiras, de gemas e joias e de granitos e mármores.

This word in other languages

yolk(English)yema(Español)gemme(Français)Eigelb(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egma
  • geam
  • gemma
  • ggema
  • gmea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gema - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

egma2geam2gemma1ggema1gmea2
Edit distance from "gema"

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 "gema"?
"gema" is spelled G-E-M-A.
What does "gema" mean?
As a noun, "gema" means: parte central, amarela, do ovo das aves
What words are commonly confused with "gema"?
"gema" is commonly confused with "get", "gen", "ger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "gema" come from?
"gema" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gate#20,008many#20,050past#20,081poxa#20,097

Similar misspelling depth

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

roca5 variantssois5 variantsTogo5 variantsrubi5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list