abstenção
/ɐb.ʃtẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“abstenção” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #23,177 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #23,177
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato de se abster
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abstenção |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐb.ʃtẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #23,177 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abstenção” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for abstenção is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐb.ʃtẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #23,177 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ato de se abster".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for abstenção, with forms such as "abbstenção", "absetnção", and "absstenção". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is abstenção, spelled A-B-S-T-E-N-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1ato de se abster
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abbstenção,absetnção,absstenção,abstennção,abstenãço,abstençoã,absteçnão,abstneção,absttenção,abtsenção,asbtenção,bastenção
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abstenção - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “abstenção”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-B-S-T-E-N-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐb.ʃtẽ.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.