inglês

/ĩj.ˈglejs/

//ĩj.ˈglejs// adj

The verdict

“inglês” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #565. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#565
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo à Inglaterra, seu povo, cultura e língua

Corpus desk

Index PT-ingles · inglês · Portuguese

inglês · rank #565 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-CORE #565
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH informação

Nearest frequency peer: informação (-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 “inglês”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “inglês” 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).

inglês vs invés
50% similar

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

Key facts for inglês
PropertyValue
Headwordinglês
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ĩj.ˈglejs/
Letters6
Frequency rank#565
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “inglês”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).inglêscai 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 “informação” (#564), “irmão” (#566), “devido” (#563). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “inglês” fica em #565. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around inglês (IPA /ĩj.ˈglejs/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #565 among 938 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "relativo à Inglaterra, seu povo, cultura e língua".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for inglês, with forms such as "ignlês", "ingglês", and "ingllês". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "invés", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is inglês, spelled I-N-G-L-Ê-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo à Inglaterra, seu povo, cultura e língua

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ignlês
  • ingglês
  • ingllês
  • inglsê
  • inglêss
  • ingêls
  • inlgês
  • innglês
  • niglês

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ignlês2ingglês1ingllês1inglsê2inglêss1ingêls2inlgês2innglês1
Edit distance from "inglês"

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 "inglês"?
"inglês" is spelled I-N-G-L-Ê-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩj.ˈglejs/.
What does "inglês" mean?
As an adjective, "inglês" means: relativo à Inglaterra, seu povo, cultura e língua
What words are commonly confused with "inglês"?
"inglês" is commonly confused with "invés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inglês"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inglês" is /ĩj.ˈglejs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inglês" come from?
"inglês" 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 "inglês", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list