heresia

/e.ɾɨ.ˈzi.ɐ/

//e.ɾɨ.ˈzi.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“heresia” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,002. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,002
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - crença ou doutrina contrária aos dogmas estabelecidos por uma religião

Corpus desk

Index PT-heresia · heresia · Portuguese

heresia · rank #23,002 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #23,002
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH hipnose

Nearest frequency peer: hipnose (+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 “heresia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “heresia” 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).

heresia vs hérnia
57% similar

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

Key facts for heresia
PropertyValue
Headwordheresia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/e.ɾɨ.ˈzi.ɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,002
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “heresia”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.heresiacai 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 “hipnose” (#23,003), “girassol” (#22,998), “Giorgio” (#22,996). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “heresia” fica em #23,002. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around heresia (IPA /e.ɾɨ.ˈzi.ɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,002 among 409 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for heresia, with forms such as "ehresia", "heersia", and "hereisa". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "hérnia", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 heresia, spelled H-E-R-E-S-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    crença ou doutrina contrária aos dogmas estabelecidos por uma religião
  2. 2
    ofensas à religião
  3. 3
    atitude contrária aos princípios aceitos por uma ciência ou arte
  4. 4
    disparate

This word in other languages

heresy(English)herejía(Español)hérésie(Français)Häresie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehresia
  • heersia
  • hereisa
  • heresai
  • heressia
  • herresia
  • herseia
  • hheresia
  • hreesia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ehresia2heersia2hereisa2heresai2heressia1herresia1herseia2hheresia1
Edit distance from "heresia"

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 "heresia"?
"heresia" is spelled H-E-R-E-S-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /e.ɾɨ.ˈzi.ɐ/.
What does "heresia" mean?
As a noun, "heresia" means: crença ou doutrina contrária aos dogmas estabelecidos por uma religião
What words are commonly confused with "heresia"?
"heresia" is commonly confused with "hérnia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "heresia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heresia" is /e.ɾɨ.ˈzi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heresia" come from?
"heresia" 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 "heresia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

hipnose#23,003Giorgio#22,996gateway#22,995falácia#22,979

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

judaico9 variantsembrião9 variantspardos9 variantscasarão9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list