ilma
The verdict
“ilma” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #96,815 among 1,526 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,815
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,526
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ilma |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #96,815 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ilma” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ilma is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #96,815 among 1,526 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for ilma in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 ilma, spelled I-L-M-A.
Definition
- 1ar
- 2tempo, (estado do tempo, condição climática), refere-se à temperatura, humidade, chuva, vento, etc.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “ilma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-L-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.