telegrama

/tɨ.lɨ.ˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/

//tɨ.lɨ.ˈɡɾɐ.mɐ// noun

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The verdict

“telegrama” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #21,022. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,022
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - notícia, informação, pergunta ou resposta que se transmite pelo telégrafo

Corpus desk

Index PT-telegrama · telegrama · Portuguese

telegrama · rank #21,022 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #21,022
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH tapar

Nearest frequency peer: tapar (-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 “telegrama”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “telegrama” 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).

telegrama vs telégrafo
67% similar

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

Key facts for telegrama
PropertyValue
Headwordtelegrama
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɨ.lɨ.ˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,022
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “telegrama”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).telegramacai 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 “tapar” (#21,021), “terramoto” (#21,024), “simulado” (#21,015). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “telegrama” fica em #21,022. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around telegrama (IPA /tɨ.lɨ.ˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,022 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for telegrama, with forms such as "etlegrama", "teelgrama", and "telegarma". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "telégrafo", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is telegrama, spelled T-E-L-E-G-R-A-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    notícia, informação, pergunta ou resposta que se transmite pelo telégrafo
  2. 2
    pedaço de papel, com orifício, introduzido no fio de um papagaio suspenso no ar.
  3. 3
    entre ladrões, designa tira de papel colada no fecho de uma porta, para verificar se esta foi ou não aberta depois de selada

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Num telegrama de 15 de julho de 2009, a embaixada americana na Santa Sé relata um encontro de diplomatas americanos com monsenhor Francisco Forjan em que o Vaticano rejeita chamar a retirada de Manuel Zelaya da presidência como um "golpe de Estado".

This word in other languages

telegram(English)telegrama(Español)télégramme(Français)Telegramm(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etlegrama
  • teelgrama
  • telegarma
  • teleggrama
  • telegraam
  • telegramma
  • telegrmaa
  • telegrrama
  • telergama
  • telgerama
  • tellegrama
  • tleegrama
  • ttelegrama

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etlegrama2teelgrama2telegarma2teleggrama1telegraam2telegramma1telegrmaa2telegrrama1
Edit distance from "telegrama"

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 "telegrama"?
"telegrama" is spelled T-E-L-E-G-R-A-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /tɨ.lɨ.ˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/.
What does "telegrama" mean?
As a noun, "telegrama" means: notícia, informação, pergunta ou resposta que se transmite pelo telégrafo
What words are commonly confused with "telegrama"?
"telegrama" is commonly confused with "telégrafo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "telegrama"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "telegrama" is /tɨ.lɨ.ˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "telegrama" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

terramoto#21,024versículo#21,044prosperar#20,989acionista#21,061

Similar misspelling depth

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

recordação13 variantsminúscula13 variantshistorial13 variantsexcedente13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list