intelecto
/ĩ.tɨ.ˈlɛk.tu/
The verdict
“intelecto” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #20,335 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,335
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - inteligência
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intelecto |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ĩ.tɨ.ˈlɛk.tu/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #20,335 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “intelecto” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for intelecto is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩ.tɨ.ˈlɛk.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,335 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for intelecto, with forms such as "inetlecto", "inntelecto", and "inteelcto". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is intelecto, spelled I-N-T-E-L-E-C-T-O.
Definition
- 1inteligência
- 2entendimento
- 3intelecção
- 4raciocínio
- 5reflexão
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: inetlecto,inntelecto,inteelcto,intelceto,inteleccto,intelecot,intelectto,inteletco,intellecto,intleecto,inttelecto,itnelecto,nitelecto
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intelecto - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “intelecto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-T-E-L-E-C-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ĩ.tɨ.ˈlɛk.tu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.