ambulância
/ɐ̃.bu.ˈlɐ̃.sjɐ/
The verdict
“ambulância” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #11,580 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,580
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - qualidade ou estado do que é ambulante; errância
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ambulância |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ̃.bu.ˈlɐ̃.sjɐ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #11,580 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ambulância” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for ambulância is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ̃.bu.ˈlɐ̃.sjɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,580 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for ambulância, with forms such as "abmulância", "ambbulância", and "ambluância". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is ambulância, spelled A-M-B-U-L-Â-N-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1qualidade ou estado do que é ambulante; errância
- 2veículo preparado para transportar doentes ou feridos e para prestar assistência no local ou durante o transporte:
- 3veículo usado como hospital móvel
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abmulância,ambbulância,ambluância,ambullância,ambulnâcia,ambulâcnia,ambulâncai,ambulânccia,ambulânica,ambulânncia,ambuâlncia,ammbulância,amublância,mabulância
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ambulância - 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 “ambulância”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-M-B-U-L-Â-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ̃.bu.ˈlɐ̃.sjɐ/ (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.