adaptation
/ˌæ.dəp.ˈteɪ.ʃən/
The verdict
“adaptation” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,870 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,870
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4,352
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - adaptação, ato de adaptar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | adaptation |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌæ.dəp.ˈteɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #67,870 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “adaptation” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
adaptation is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,870 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌæ.dəp.ˈteɪ.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for adaptation in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is adaptation, spelled A-D-A-P-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1adaptação, ato de adaptar
- 2adaptação, algo que foi adaptado.
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 “adaptation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-D-A-P-T-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.