hierarquia

/jɛ.ɾɐɾ.ˈki.ɐ/

//jɛ.ɾɐɾ.ˈki.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“hierarquia” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,634. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,634
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ordem baseada na divisão em níveis de poder ou importância, de forma que um nível inferior é sempre subordinado a um nível superior

Corpus desk

Index PT-hierarquia · hierarquia · Portuguese

hierarquia · rank #8,634 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,634
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH higiene

Nearest frequency peer: higiene (+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 “hierarquia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “hierarquia” 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).

hierarquia vs hierárquico
73% similar

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

Key facts for hierarquia
PropertyValue
Headwordhierarquia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/jɛ.ɾɐɾ.ˈki.ɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,634
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “hierarquia”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).hierarquiacai 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 “higiene” (#8,635), “improvável” (#8,636), “inconsciente” (#8,637). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “hierarquia” fica em #8,634. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around hierarquia (IPA /jɛ.ɾɐɾ.ˈki.ɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,634 among 409 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ordem baseada na divisão em níveis de poder ou importância, de forma que um nível inferior é sempre subordinado a um nível superior".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for hierarquia, with forms such as "heirarquia", "hhierarquia", and "hiearrquia". 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, "hierárquico", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is hierarquia, spelled H-I-E-R-A-R-Q-U-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ordem baseada na divisão em níveis de poder ou importância, de forma que um nível inferior é sempre subordinado a um nível superior

This word in other languages

hierarchy(English)jerarquía(Español)hiérarchie(Français)Hierarchie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • heirarquia
  • hhierarquia
  • hiearrquia
  • hieraqruia
  • hierarqiua
  • hierarqquia
  • hierarquai
  • hierarrquia
  • hieraruqia
  • hierraquia
  • hierrarquia
  • hirearquia
  • iherarquia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hierarquia - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

heirarquia2hhierarquia1hiearrquia2hieraqruia2hierarqiua2hierarqquia1hierarquai2hierarrquia1
Edit distance from "hierarquia"

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 "hierarquia"?
"hierarquia" is spelled H-I-E-R-A-R-Q-U-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /jɛ.ɾɐɾ.ˈki.ɐ/.
What does "hierarquia" mean?
As a noun, "hierarquia" means: ordem baseada na divisão em níveis de poder ou importância, de forma que um nível inferior é sempre subordinado a um nível superior
What words are commonly confused with "hierarquia"?
"hierarquia" is commonly confused with "hierárquico". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hierarquia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hierarquia" is /jɛ.ɾɐɾ.ˈki.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hierarquia" come from?
"hierarquia" 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 "hierarquia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

improvável#8,636intimidade#8,638fidelidade#8,624plenamente#8,666

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

dirigente13 variantsdensidade13 variantsprosseguir13 variantssacerdote13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list