à distância

phrase

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.

Key facts for à distância
PropertyValue
Headwordà distância
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “à distância” em português

à distâncianão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    que ocorre de forma remota por intermédio de meio de comunicação
  2. 2
    em que se mantém distância de algo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "à distância"?
"à distância" is spelled À- -D-I-S-T-Â-N-C-I-A.
What does "à distância" mean?
As a phrase, "à distância" means: que ocorre de forma remota por intermédio de meio de comunicação
What language does "à distância" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list