apreciação
The verdict
“apreciação” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #13,437 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,437
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
Dominant Wiktionary sense: ato de apreciar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apreciação |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ.pɾɨ.sjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #13,437 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apreciação” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for apreciação is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.pɾɨ.sjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,437 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for apreciação, with forms such as "aperciação", "appreciação", and "aprceiação". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "agremiação", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is apreciação, spelled A-P-R-E-C-I-A-Ç-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1ato de apreciar
- 2opinião
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aperciação,appreciação,aprceiação,aprecaição,aprecciação,apreciaãço,apreciaçoã,apreciçaão,apreicação,aprreciação,arpeciação,pareciação
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apreciação — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "apreciação"
Frequency rank: #13,437 in Portuguese
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Using “apreciação”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-P-R-E-C-I-A-Ç-Ã-O — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.pɾɨ.sjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “agremiação” — see the side-by-side comparison. apreciação vs agremiação
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Nearby Portuguese words
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