ablução

/ɐ.blu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//ɐ.blu.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“ablução” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - rito de purificação com água do corpo ou parte dele, geralmente antes de oração ou rito religioso

Key facts for ablução
PropertyValue
Headwordablução
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.blu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ablução” sits in Portuguese frequency

ablução falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

ablução is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.blu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ablução, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is ablução, spelled A-B-L-U-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    rito de purificação com água do corpo ou parte dele, geralmente antes de oração ou rito religioso
  2. 2
    lavagem do corpo de uma pessoa ou de parte dele ou limpeza de um desses feita com um pano ou uma esponja embebidos na água
  3. 3
    parte da missa em que o sacerdote efetua a lavagem ritualística das mãos
  4. 4
    batismo pela água

This word in other languages

ablution(English)ablución(Español)ablution(Français)Waschung(Deutsch)

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 "ablução"?
"ablução" is spelled A-B-L-U-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.blu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "ablução" mean?
As a noun, "ablução" means: rito de purificação com água do corpo ou parte dele, geralmente antes de oração ou rito religioso
How do you pronounce "ablução"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ablução" is /ɐ.blu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ablução" come from?
"ablução" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “ablução”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-B-L-U-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐ.blu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list