igreja

/i.ˈɡɾɐj.ʒɐ/

//i.ˈɡɾɐj.ʒɐ// noun

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The verdict

“igreja” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #688. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#688
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - comunidade dos fiéis que creem em Jesus Cristo

Corpus desk

Index PT-igreja · igreja · Portuguese

igreja · rank #688 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-CORE #688
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH longe

Nearest frequency peer: longe (+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 “igreja”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “igreja” 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).

igreja vs inveja
67% similar

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

Key facts for igreja
PropertyValue
Headwordigreja
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.ˈɡɾɐj.ʒɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#688
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “igreja”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).igrejacai 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 “longe” (#689), “criar” (#686), “comunidade” (#685). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “igreja” fica em #688. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around igreja (IPA /i.ˈɡɾɐj.ʒɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #688 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for igreja, with forms such as "gireja", "igerja", and "iggreja". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "inveja", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is igreja, spelled I-G-R-E-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    comunidade dos fiéis que creem em Jesus Cristo
  2. 2
    organização cristã local, nacional ou mundial composta por várias comunidades ou paróquias
  3. 3
    templo ou santuário onde os cristãos (i.e., a igreja enquanto comunidade) se reúnem

This word in other languages

church(English)iglesia(Español)église(Français)Kirche(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gireja
  • igerja
  • iggreja
  • igreaj
  • igrejja
  • igrjea
  • igrreja
  • irgeja

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

gireja2igerja2iggreja1igreaj2igrejja1igrjea2igrreja1irgeja2
Edit distance from "igreja"

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 "igreja"?
"igreja" is spelled I-G-R-E-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is /i.ˈɡɾɐj.ʒɐ/.
What does "igreja" mean?
As a noun, "igreja" means: comunidade dos fiéis que creem em Jesus Cristo
What words are commonly confused with "igreja"?
"igreja" is commonly confused with "inveja". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "igreja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "igreja" is /i.ˈɡɾɐj.ʒɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "igreja" come from?
"igreja" 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 "igreja", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

sentir#691artigo#683errado#697livros#700

Similar misspelling depth

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

página8 variantsposição8 variantsdefesa8 variantsversão8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list