hanseníase

noun

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The verdict

“hanseníase” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #40,603. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,603
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o mesmo que lepra

Corpus desk

Index PT-hanseniase · hanseníase · Portuguese

hanseníase · rank #40,603 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,603
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH grudar

Nearest frequency peer: grudar (-3 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 “hanseníase”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “hanseníase” 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
Key facts for hanseníase
PropertyValue
Headwordhanseníase
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#40,603
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “hanseníase”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).hanseníasecai 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 “grudar” (#40,600), “ger” (#40,592), “imprestável” (#40,615). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “hanseníase” fica em #40,603. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around hanseníase, anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,603 among 409 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "o mesmo que lepra".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for hanseníase, with forms such as "ahnseníase", "hanesníase", and "hannseníase". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 hanseníase, spelled H-A-N-S-E-N-Í-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    o mesmo que lepra

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Estima-se que 25% dos portadores de tuberculose, malária e hanseníase estejam sem tratamento.

Synonyms

mal de Hansenmorfeia

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahnseníase
  • hanesníase
  • hannseníase
  • hansenaíse
  • hansenníase
  • hanseníaes
  • hanseníasse
  • hansenísae
  • hanseínase
  • hansneíase
  • hansseníase
  • hasneníase
  • hhanseníase
  • hnaseníase

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahnseníase2hanesníase2hannseníase1hansenaíse2hansenníase1hanseníaes2hanseníasse1hansenísae2
Edit distance from "hanseníase"

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 "hanseníase"?
"hanseníase" is spelled H-A-N-S-E-N-Í-A-S-E.
What does "hanseníase" mean?
As a noun, "hanseníase" means: o mesmo que lepra
What are common misspellings of "hanseníase"?
Common misspellings include "ahnseníase", "hanesníase", "hannseníase", "hansenaíse", "hansenníase". The correct spelling is "hanseníase".
What language does "hanseníase" come from?
"hanseníase" 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 "hanseníase", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

convergir14 variantsalagamento14 variantshospedaria14 variantsincineração14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list