à distância
The verdict
“à distância” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que ocorre de forma remota por intermédio de meio de comunicação
Corpus desk
Index PT-a-distancia · à distância · Portuguese
à distância · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "À" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | à distância |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “à distância” em português
Rare enough to double-check
à distância is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for à distância, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is à distância, spelled À- -D-I-S-T-Â-N-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1que ocorre de forma remota por intermédio de meio de comunicação
- 2em que se mantém distância de algo
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à distância appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hoje, a entrevista à distância é feita por uma sessão no Zoom ou, quando feita pessoalmente, é gravada, o que é mais rápido e barato.
Uma pequena multidão de espectadores se reuniu no local, sendo mantida à distância por uma fileira de combatentes do Hamas.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.