pele
/ˈpɛ.li/
The verdict
“pele” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,654 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,654
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tecido que reveste externamente o corpo humano e o de muitos animais; couro
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pele |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɛ.li/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #1,654 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pele” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for pele is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpɛ.li/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,654 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for pele, with forms such as "eple", "peel", and "pelle". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "per", "Pol", "pes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is pele, spelled P-E-L-E.
Definition
- 1tecido que reveste externamente o corpo humano e o de muitos animais; couro
- 2tecido epitelial de revestimento externo
- 3corpo; a pessoa em si
- 4condição ou estado de bem-estar de alguém
- 5emoção (contrapondo-se à razão)
- 6roupas (geralmente casacos) feitos com peles de animais
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eple,peel,pelle,plee,ppele
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pele - 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 “pele”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpɛ.li/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “per” - see the side-by-side comparison. pele vs per
- 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.