adsorção

noun

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The verdict

“adsorção” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,944 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,944
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - adesão de moléculas de um fluido (o adsorvido) a uma superfície sólida (o adsorvente)

Key facts for adsorção
PropertyValue
Headwordadsorção
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,944
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “adsorção” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). adsorção lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adsorção is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,944 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "adesão de moléculas de um fluido (o adsorvido) a uma superfície sólida (o adsorvente)".

No generated misspelling entries exist for adsorção in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is adsorção, spelled A-D-S-O-R-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    adesão de moléculas de um fluido (o adsorvido) a uma superfície sólida (o adsorvente)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adsorção"?
"adsorção" is spelled A-D-S-O-R-Ç-Ã-O.
What does "adsorção" mean?
As a noun, "adsorção" means: adesão de moléculas de um fluido (o adsorvido) a uma superfície sólida (o adsorvente)
What language does "adsorção" come from?
"adsorção" 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 “adsorção”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-D-S-O-R-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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