Illinois

/i.li.ˈnɔjs/

//i.li.ˈnɔjs// noun

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The verdict

“Illinois” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,532. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,532
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estado dos Estados Unidos da América, que confina com os estados de Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky e Indiana; a capital é Springfield

Corpus desk

Index PT-illinois · Illinois · Portuguese

Illinois · rank #16,532 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,532
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH itinerário

Nearest frequency peer: itinerário (+2 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 “Illinois”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Illinois” 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 Illinois
PropertyValue
HeadwordIllinois
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.li.ˈnɔjs/
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,532
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “Illinois”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).Illinoiscai 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 “itinerário” (#16,534), “Iugoslávia” (#16,535), “jurado” (#16,536). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “Illinois” fica em #16,532. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Illinois (IPA /i.li.ˈnɔjs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,532 among 938 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "estado dos Estados Unidos da América, que confina com os estados de Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky e Indiana; a capital é Springfield".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Illinois, with forms such as "ililnois", "ilinois", and "illinios". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is Illinois, spelled I-L-L-I-N-O-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    estado dos Estados Unidos da América, que confina com os estados de Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky e Indiana; a capital é Springfield

This word in other languages

Illinois(English)Illinois(Español)Illinois(Français)Illinois(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ililnois
  • ilinois
  • illinios
  • illinnois
  • illinoiss
  • illinosi
  • illionis
  • illniois
  • lilinois

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ililnois2ilinois1illinios2illinnois1illinoiss1illinosi2illionis2illniois2
Edit distance from "Illinois"

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 "Illinois"?
"Illinois" is spelled I-L-L-I-N-O-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is /i.li.ˈnɔjs/.
What does "Illinois" mean?
As a noun, "Illinois" means: estado dos Estados Unidos da América, que confina com os estados de Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky e Indiana; a capital é Springfield
What are common misspellings of "Illinois"?
Common misspellings include "ililnois", "ilinois", "illinios", "illinnois", "illinoiss". The correct spelling is "Illinois".
How do you pronounce "Illinois"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Illinois" is /i.li.ˈnɔjs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Illinois" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lembrete#16,544excessos#16,514película#16,583cotovelo#16,477

Similar misspelling depth

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

gringo9 variantsfurioso9 variantspascal9 variantsrasgar9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list