adequação
/ɐ.dɨ.kwɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“adequação” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #21,064 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #21,064
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de adequar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | adequação |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ.dɨ.kwɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #21,064 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “adequação” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for adequação is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.dɨ.kwɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #21,064 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for adequação, with forms such as "addequação", "adeqaução", and "adeqquação". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is adequação, spelled A-D-E-Q-U-A-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de adequar
- 2ajuste
- 3adaptação em relação a alguma coisa
- 4conformidade
- 5relação de acomodação entre uma coisa e outra, entre uma pessoa e outra ou entre uma coisa e uma pessoa
- 6relação de semelhança entre a língua que se fala e àquela que se escreve
- 7conformidade entre a imagem que se tem da realidade e a realidade propriamente dita
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: addequação,adeqaução,adeqquação,adequaãço,adequaçoã,adequçaão,adeuqação,adqeuação,aedquação,daequação
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adequação - 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 “adequação”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-D-E-Q-U-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.dɨ.kwɐ.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.