apropriação

/ɐ.pɾu.pɾjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//ɐ.pɾu.pɾjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“apropriação” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,012. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,012
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de apropriar

Corpus desk

Index PT-apropriacao · apropriação · Portuguese

apropriação · rank #13,012 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #13,012
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH antiguidade

Nearest frequency peer: antiguidade (-2 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 “apropriação”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “apropriação” 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).

apropriação vs apropriado
82% similar

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

Key facts for apropriação
PropertyValue
Headwordapropriação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.pɾu.pɾjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters11
Frequency rank#13,012
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “apropriação”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).apropriaçãocai 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 “antiguidade” (#13,010), “alive” (#13,009), “autocarro” (#13,016). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “apropriação” fica em #13,012. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around apropriação (IPA /ɐ.pɾu.pɾjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,012 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for apropriação, with forms such as "aporpriação", "appropriação", and "apropiração". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "apropriado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is apropriação, spelled A-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de apropriar
  2. 2
    acomodação, adaptação

Synonyms

adequaçãoocupação

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aporpriação
  • appropriação
  • apropiração
  • aproppriação
  • apropraição
  • apropriaãço
  • apropriaçoã
  • apropriçaão
  • aproprriação
  • aprorpiação
  • aprporiação
  • aprropriação
  • arpopriação
  • paropriação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apropriação - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aporpriação2appropriação1apropiração2aproppriação1apropraição2apropriaãço2apropriaçoã2apropriçaão2
Edit distance from "apropriação"

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 "apropriação"?
"apropriação" is spelled A-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.pɾu.pɾjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "apropriação" mean?
As a noun, "apropriação" means: ato ou efeito de apropriar
What words are commonly confused with "apropriação"?
"apropriação" is commonly confused with "apropriado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apropriação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apropriação" is /ɐ.pɾu.pɾjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apropriação" come from?
"apropriação" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

antiguidade#13,010percentagem#13,146contingente#12,851consultório#12,849

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

equilibrar14 variantsimplantar14 variantsdesculpar14 variantstravesseiro14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list