ablação

/ɐ.bla.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//ɐ.bla.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

The verdict

“ablação” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,305 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,305
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato de cortar, tirar à força

Corpus desk

Index PT-ablacao · ablação · Portuguese

ablação · rank #69,305 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,305
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aflorar

Nearest frequency peer: aflorar (+11 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “ablação”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “ablação” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ablação
PropertyValue
Headwordablação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.bla.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,305
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ablação” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).ablaçãocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “aflorar” (#69,316), “viticultura” (#69,291), “Almodôvar” (#69,322). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “ablação” fica em #69,305. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ablação is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,305 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.bla.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

ablação has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is ablação, spelled A-B-L-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de cortar, tirar à força
  2. 2
    extração cirúrgica de parte de órgão ou parte do corpo
  3. 3
    aférese

This word in other languages

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 "ablação"?
"ablação" is spelled A-B-L-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.bla.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "ablação" mean?
As a noun, "ablação" means: ato de cortar, tirar à força
How do you pronounce "ablação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ablação" is /ɐ.bla.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ablação" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list