repelente

//Rɨ.pɨ.ˈlẽ.tɨ// adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,582

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

repelente is anPortugueseadj. It means: asqueroso Pronounced /Rɨ.pɨ.ˈlẽ.tɨ/. Often confused with referente and remetente.

Key facts for repelente
PropertyValue
Headwordrepelente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/Rɨ.pɨ.ˈlẽ.tɨ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,582
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of repelente in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for repelente is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /Rɨ.pɨ.ˈlẽ.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #33,582 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 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 repelente, with forms such as "erpelente", "reeplente", and "repeelnte". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "referente", "remetente", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is repelente, spelled R-E-P-E-L-E-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    asqueroso
  2. 2
    repugnante
  3. 3
    nojento

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erpelente,reeplente,repeelnte,repelenet,repelennte,repelentte,repeletne,repellente,repelnete,repleente,reppelente,rpeelente,rrepelente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for repelente

Misspelling Variants of "repelente"

erpelente9reeplente9repeelnte9repelenet9repelennte10repelentte10repeletne9repellente10
Misspelling Variants of "repelente"

Frequency rank: #33,582 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "repelente"?
"repelente" is spelled R-E-P-E-L-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.pɨ.ˈlẽ.tɨ/.
What does "repelente" mean?
As an adj, "repelente" means: asqueroso
What words are commonly confused with "repelente"?
"repelente" is commonly confused with "referente", "remetente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "repelente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "repelente" is /Rɨ.pɨ.ˈlẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "repelente" come from?
"repelente" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.