generalidade

/ʒɨ.nɨ.ɾɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ/

//ʒɨ.nɨ.ɾɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ// noun

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The verdict

“generalidade” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #20,010. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,010
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade do que é geral, do que abrange uma totalidade de coisas, ou do que é considerado em toda a sua extensão

Corpus desk

Index PT-generalidade · generalidade · Portuguese

generalidade · rank #20,010 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,010
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH gema

Nearest frequency peer: gema (-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 “generalidade”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “generalidade” 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).

generalidade vs genialidade
83% similar
generalidade vs generosidade
83% similar

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

Key facts for generalidade
PropertyValue
Headwordgeneralidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʒɨ.nɨ.ɾɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#20,010
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “generalidade”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “gema” (#20,009), “gate” (#20,008), “geologia” (#20,012). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “generalidade” fica em #20,010. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around generalidade (IPA /ʒɨ.nɨ.ɾɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,010 among 521 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for generalidade, with forms such as "egneralidade", "geenralidade", and "genearlidade". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "genialidade", "generosidade", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is generalidade, spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-L-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade do que é geral, do que abrange uma totalidade de coisas, ou do que é considerado em toda a sua extensão
  2. 2
    a maior parte, a maioria

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. a generalidade de uma teoria
  2. na generalidade, falta à produção musical atual inventividade e poesia

Antonyms

especialidadeparticularidade

This word in other languages

generality(English)generalidad(Español)généralité(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egneralidade
  • geenralidade
  • genearlidade
  • generaildade
  • generaldiade
  • generaliadde
  • generalidadde
  • generalidaed
  • generaliddade
  • generaliddae
  • generallidade
  • generlaidade
  • generralidade
  • genneralidade
  • genrealidade
  • ggeneralidade
  • gneeralidade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of generalidade - 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.

egneralidade2geenralidade2genearlidade2generaildade2generaldiade2generaliadde2generalidadde1generalidaed2
Edit distance from "generalidade"

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 "generalidade"?
"generalidade" is spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-L-I-D-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ʒɨ.nɨ.ɾɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ/.
What does "generalidade" mean?
As a noun, "generalidade" means: qualidade do que é geral, do que abrange uma totalidade de coisas, ou do que é considerado em toda a sua extensão
What words are commonly confused with "generalidade"?
"generalidade" is commonly confused with "genialidade", "generosidade". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "generalidade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "generalidade" is /ʒɨ.nɨ.ɾɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "generalidade" come from?
"generalidade" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

conglomerado#19,943preferencial#20,099simplificado#20,133sensibilizar#19,844

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

globalmente17 variantsarquibancada17 variantsdecrescente17 variantsestabilização17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list