herege

/e.ˈɾɛ.ʒɨ/

//e.ˈɾɛ.ʒɨ// adj

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The verdict

“herege” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #41,050. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,050
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo a uma heresia

Corpus desk

Index PT-herege · herege · Portuguese

herege · rank #41,050 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #41,050
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH haxixe

Nearest frequency peer: haxixe (-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 “herege”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “herege” 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).

herege vs here
67% similar

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

Key facts for herege
PropertyValue
Headwordherege
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/e.ˈɾɛ.ʒɨ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,050
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “herege”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).heregecai 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 “haxixe” (#41,047), “hospedaria” (#41,053), “hui” (#41,055). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “herege” fica em #41,050. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around herege (IPA /e.ˈɾɛ.ʒɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,050 among 409 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for herege, with forms such as "ehrege", "heerge", and "hereeg". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "here", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is herege, spelled H-E-R-E-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo a uma heresia
  2. 2
    qualidade ou característica do que não aceita a doutrina canônica

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Este é um ensinamento herege.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehrege
  • heerge
  • hereeg
  • heregge
  • hergee
  • herrege
  • hherege
  • hreege

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ehrege2heerge2hereeg2heregge1hergee2herrege1hherege1hreege2
Edit distance from "herege"

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 "herege"?
"herege" is spelled H-E-R-E-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /e.ˈɾɛ.ʒɨ/.
What does "herege" mean?
As an adjective, "herege" means: relativo a uma heresia
What words are commonly confused with "herege"?
"herege" is commonly confused with "here". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "herege"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herege" is /e.ˈɾɛ.ʒɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herege" come from?
"herege" 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 "herege", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

haxixe#41,047impuro#41,064filiar#41,026esteio#41,014

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

ampola8 variantsabdução8 variantsuretra8 variantsalisar8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list