meningite

/mɨ.nĩ.ˈʒi.tɨ/

//mɨ.nĩ.ˈʒi.tɨ// noun

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The verdict

“meningite” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #27,568. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,568
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - inflamação na(s) meninge(s)

Corpus desk

Index PT-meningite · meningite · Portuguese

meningite · rank #27,568 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,568
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mausoléu

Nearest frequency peer: mausoléu (-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 “meningite”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “meningite” 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 meningite
PropertyValue
Headwordmeningite
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɨ.nĩ.ˈʒi.tɨ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#27,568
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “meningite”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).meningitecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “mausoléu” (#27,567), “mamute” (#27,564), “modelar” (#27,572). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “meningite” fica em #27,568. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around meningite (IPA /mɨ.nĩ.ˈʒi.tɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,568 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "inflamação na(s) meninge(s)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for meningite, with forms such as "emningite", "meinngite", and "menignite". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is meningite, spelled M-E-N-I-N-G-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    inflamação na(s) meninge(s)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how meningite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O bebê de quatro meses que faleceu no último domingo, em Goiânia, com suspeita de meningite teve o diagnóstico confirmado hoje.

This word in other languages

meningitis(English)meningitis(Español)méningite(Français)Hirnhautentzündung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emningite
  • meinngite
  • menignite
  • meninggite
  • meningiet
  • meningitte
  • meningtie
  • meninigte
  • meninngite
  • mennigite
  • menningite
  • mmeningite
  • mneingite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emningite2meinngite2menignite2meninggite1meningiet2meningitte1meningtie2meninigte2
Edit distance from "meningite"

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 "meningite"?
"meningite" is spelled M-E-N-I-N-G-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /mɨ.nĩ.ˈʒi.tɨ/.
What does "meningite" mean?
As a noun, "meningite" means: inflamação na(s) meninge(s)
What are common misspellings of "meningite"?
Common misspellings include "emningite", "meinngite", "menignite", "meninggite", "meningiet". The correct spelling is "meningite".
How do you pronounce "meningite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meningite" is /mɨ.nĩ.ˈʒi.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "meningite" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oscilação#27,597instruído#27,535enquadrar#27,464sonegação#27,676

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

musculação13 variantsdiafragma13 variantsesculpido13 variantsprontidão13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list