aglutinação

/ɐ.ɡlu.ti.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//ɐ.ɡlu.ti.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

The verdict

“aglutinação” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,521 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,521
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de aglutinar.

Key facts for aglutinação
PropertyValue
Headwordaglutinação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.ɡlu.ti.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters11
Frequency rank#59,521
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aglutinação” 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). aglutinação 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

aglutinação is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,521 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.ɡlu.ti.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aglutinação, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 aglutinação, spelled A-G-L-U-T-I-N-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de aglutinar.
  2. 2
    (Linguística) processo morfológico em que duas ou mais palavras juntam-se para formarem uma nova palavra. E, deste processo, sempre resulta a perda de alguns fonemas e acentos pertencentes às palavras que se aglutinaram.

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 "aglutinação"?
"aglutinação" is spelled A-G-L-U-T-I-N-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ɡlu.ti.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "aglutinação" mean?
As a noun, "aglutinação" means: ato ou efeito de aglutinar.
How do you pronounce "aglutinação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aglutinação" is /ɐ.ɡlu.ti.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aglutinação" come from?
"aglutinação" 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 “aglutinação”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-G-L-U-T-I-N-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐ.ɡlu.ti.nɐ.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

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list