ambiguidade

/ɐ̃.bi.ɡwi.ˈda.dɨ/

//ɐ̃.bi.ɡwi.ˈda.dɨ// noun

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The verdict

“ambiguidade” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #24,838. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,838
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade do que é ambíguo, do que pode ter mais de um sentido

Corpus desk

Index PT-ambiguidade · ambiguidade · Portuguese

ambiguidade · rank #24,838 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,838
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH amuleto

Nearest frequency peer: amuleto (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “ambiguidade”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “ambiguidade” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ambiguidade vs antiguidade
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ambiguidade
PropertyValue
Headwordambiguidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ̃.bi.ɡwi.ˈda.dɨ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#24,838
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ambiguidade”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ambiguidadecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “amuleto” (#24,839), “afogamento” (#24,832), “apreendido” (#24,852). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “ambiguidade” fica em #24,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around ambiguidade (IPA /ɐ̃.bi.ɡwi.ˈda.dɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,838 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for ambiguidade, with forms such as "abmiguidade", "ambbiguidade", and "ambgiuidade". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "antiguidade", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is ambiguidade, spelled A-M-B-I-G-U-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade do que é ambíguo, do que pode ter mais de um sentido
  2. 2
    algo sujeito a mais de uma interpretação, explicação ou significado se este não pode ser determinado por seu contexto
  3. 3
    falta de clareza
  4. 4
    dúvida, incerteza, irresolução

Synonyms

anfibologiaambigüidade

This word in other languages

ambiguity(English)ambigüedad(Español)ambigüité(Français)Ambiguität(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abmiguidade
  • ambbiguidade
  • ambgiuidade
  • ambigguidade
  • ambigiudade
  • ambigudiade
  • ambiguiadde
  • ambiguidadde
  • ambiguidaed
  • ambiguiddade
  • ambiguiddae
  • ambiugidade
  • amibguidade
  • ammbiguidade
  • mabiguidade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ambiguidade - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abmiguidade2ambbiguidade1ambgiuidade2ambigguidade1ambigiudade2ambigudiade2ambiguiadde2ambiguidadde1
Edit distance from "ambiguidade"

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 "ambiguidade"?
"ambiguidade" is spelled A-M-B-I-G-U-I-D-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ̃.bi.ɡwi.ˈda.dɨ/.
What does "ambiguidade" mean?
As a noun, "ambiguidade" means: qualidade do que é ambíguo, do que pode ter mais de um sentido
What words are commonly confused with "ambiguidade"?
"ambiguidade" is commonly confused with "antiguidade". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ambiguidade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ambiguidade" is /ɐ̃.bi.ɡwi.ˈda.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ambiguidade" come from?
"ambiguidade" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ambiguidade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

atrapalhado#24,862descontente#24,939emblemático#24,958genialidade#24,996

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

divergente15 variantsexcêntrico15 variantsinvencível15 variantsparanormal15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list