apropriação
/ɐ.pɾu.pɾjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“apropriação” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #13,012 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,012
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 11
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de apropriar
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apropriação |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ.pɾu.pɾjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #13,012 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apropriação” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for apropriação is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.pɾu.pɾjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,012 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 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
- 1ato ou efeito de apropriar
- 2acomodação, adaptação
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.
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 “apropriação”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.pɾu.pɾjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “apropriado” - see the side-by-side comparison. apropriação vs apropriado
- 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.