inteligência
The verdict
“inteligência” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,193 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,193
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 12
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - capacidade mental de raciocinar, planejar, resolver problemas, abstrair e compreender ideias e linguagens e aprender
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inteligência |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #2,193 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “inteligência” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for inteligência is 12 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #2,193 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for inteligência, with forms such as "inetligência", "innteligência", and "inteilgência". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 inteligência, spelled I-N-T-E-L-I-G-Ê-N-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1capacidade mental de raciocinar, planejar, resolver problemas, abstrair e compreender ideias e linguagens e aprender
- 2manifestação de alta capacidade mental
- 3pessoa inteligente
- 4serviço de informações
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: inetligência,innteligência,inteilgência,intelgiência,inteliggência,intelignêcia,inteligêcnia,inteligêncai,inteligênccia,inteligênica,inteligênncia,inteliêgncia,intelligência,intleigência,intteligência,itneligência,niteligência
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inteligência - 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 “inteligência”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-T-E-L-I-G-Ê-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- 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.