acceptation
/ˌæk.sɛp.ˈteɪ.ʃən/
The verdict
“acceptation” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - acepção, significado, sentido de uma palavra ou expressão
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acceptation |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌæk.sɛp.ˈteɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “acceptation” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for acceptation is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌæk.sɛp.ˈteɪ.ʃən/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for acceptation, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is acceptation, spelled A-C-C-E-P-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1acepção, significado, sentido de uma palavra ou expressão
- 2crença
- 3aceitação, aprovação
Synonyms
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.
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Using “acceptation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-C-C-E-P-T-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌæk.sɛp.ˈteɪ.ʃən/ (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.