Nepal

/ne.'paw/

//ne.'paw// noun

The verdict

“Nepal” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,508. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,508
frequency rank, Portuguese
360
“N” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - país asiático dos Himalaias, faz fronteira com a China e a Índia

Corpus desk

Index PT-nepal · Nepal · Portuguese

Nepal · rank #11,508 · 7 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,508
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 360
  • PHOTO-FINISH mártir

Nearest frequency peer: mártir (-3 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 “Nepal”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Nepal” 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).

Nepal vs neta
40% similar
Nepal vs nevar
40% similar
Nepal vs nega
40% similar

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

Key facts for Nepal
PropertyValue
HeadwordNepal
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ne.'paw/
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,508
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “Nepal”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).Nepalcai 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 “mártir” (#11,505), “oponente” (#11,511), “morder” (#11,503). Entre 360 lemas com “N”, “Nepal” fica em #11,508. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Nepal (IPA /ne.'paw/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,508 among 360 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "país asiático dos Himalaias, faz fronteira com a China e a Índia".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nepal, with forms such as "enpal", "neapl", and "nepall". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "neta", "nevar", "nega", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is Nepal, spelled N-E-P-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    país asiático dos Himalaias, faz fronteira com a China e a Índia

Synonyms

República Federal Democrática do Nepal

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enpal
  • neapl
  • nepall
  • nepla
  • neppal
  • nnepal
  • npeal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nepal - 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.

enpal2neapl2nepall1nepla2neppal1nnepal1npeal2
Edit distance from "Nepal"

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 "Nepal"?
"Nepal" is spelled N-E-P-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ne.'paw/.
What does "Nepal" mean?
As a noun, "Nepal" means: país asiático dos Himalaias, faz fronteira com a China e a Índia
What words are commonly confused with "Nepal"?
"Nepal" is commonly confused with "neta", "nevar", "nega". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Nepal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nepal" is /ne.'paw/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nepal" come from?
"Nepal" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list