higiénico

/i.ˈʒjɛ.ni.ku/

//i.ˈʒjɛ.ni.ku// adj

The verdict

“higiénico” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #49,506. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,506
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - referente à higiene

Corpus desk

Index PT-higienico · higiénico · Portuguese

higiénico · rank #49,506 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,506
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH hexagonal

Nearest frequency peer: hexagonal (-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 “higiénico”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “higiénico” 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 higiénico
PropertyValue
Headwordhigiénico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/i.ˈʒjɛ.ni.ku/
Letters9
Frequency rank#49,506
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “higiénico”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).higiénicocai 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 “hexagonal” (#49,505), “hispânico” (#49,507), “grip” (#49,499). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “higiénico” fica em #49,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around higiénico (IPA /i.ˈʒjɛ.ni.ku/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,506 among 409 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for higiénico, with forms such as "hgiiénico", "hhigiénico", and "higgiénico". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is higiénico, spelled H-I-G-I-É-N-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    referente à higiene
  2. 2
    saudável

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hgiiénico
  • hhigiénico
  • higgiénico
  • higinéico
  • higiéinco
  • higiéncio
  • higiénicco
  • higiénioc
  • higiénnico
  • higéinico
  • hiigénico
  • ihgiénico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of higiénico - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hgiiénico2hhigiénico1higgiénico1higinéico2higiéinco2higiéncio2higiénicco1higiénioc2
Edit distance from "higiénico"

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 "higiénico"?
"higiénico" is spelled H-I-G-I-É-N-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /i.ˈʒjɛ.ni.ku/.
What does "higiénico" mean?
As an adjective, "higiénico" means: referente à higiene
What are common misspellings of "higiénico"?
Common misspellings include "hgiiénico", "hhigiénico", "higgiénico", "higinéico", "higiéinco". The correct spelling is "higiénico".
How do you pronounce "higiénico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "higiénico" is /i.ˈʒjɛ.ni.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "higiénico" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list