armação

/aχ.ma.ˈsɐ̃w/

//aχ.ma.ˈsɐ̃w// noun

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The verdict

“armação” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,177. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,177
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-armacao · armação · Portuguese

armação · rank #12,177 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,177
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH armazenar

Nearest frequency peer: armazenar (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “armação”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “armação” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

armação vs armada
57% similar
armação vs armado
71% similar
armação vs atuação
71% similar

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

Key facts for armação
PropertyValue
Headwordarmação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/aχ.ma.ˈsɐ̃w/
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,177
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “armação” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). armação lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around armação (IPA /aχ.ma.ˈsɐ̃w/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,177 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 18 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for armação, with forms such as "amração", "aramção", and "armaãço". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "armada", "armado", "atuação", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is armação, spelled A-R-M-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de armar
  2. 2
    a coisa armada: madeiramento de um telhado, prateleiras de armazéns, etc
  3. 3
    estrutura, arcabouço
  4. 4
    pontas sólidas, na cabeça de certos animais; chifres
  5. 5
    vigamento de um edifício; esqueleto: armação de aço
  6. 6
    qualquer estrutura de varetas de aço, arame ou de outro material rígido, que serve de esqueleto a um objeto revestido de tecido ou material semelhante: armação de guarda-chuva, de abajur, etc
  7. 7
    conjunto dos aros e hastes dos óculos
  8. 8
    quadro, caixilho de máquina
  9. 9
    carcaça de motor, transformador, etc
  10. 10
    aparelho empregado em navegação
  11. 11
    utensílio de pescaria
  12. 12
    panos e enfeites com que se cobrem e adornam paredes, arcos, essas, etc
  13. 13
    equipagem de navio
  14. 14
    aparelho permanente para pescar atum e sardinha
  15. 15
    divisão do terreno em tanques e canteiros ou alagamentos, na cultura do arroz
  16. 16
    associação que explorava a caça de índios
  17. 17
    boa presença, elegância, aprumo
  18. 18
    abastança

This word in other languages

montura(Español)monture(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amração
  • aramção
  • armaãço
  • armaçoã
  • armmação
  • armçaão
  • arrmação
  • ramação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of armação - 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.

amração2aramção2armaãço2armaçoã2armmação1armçaão2arrmação1ramação2
Edit distance from "armação"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "armação"?
"armação" is spelled A-R-M-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /aχ.ma.ˈsɐ̃w/.
What does "armação" mean?
As a noun, "armação" means: ato ou efeito de armar
What words are commonly confused with "armação"?
"armação" is commonly confused with "armada", "armado", "atuação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "armação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "armação" is /aχ.ma.ˈsɐ̃w/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "armação" come from?
"armação" 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 "armação", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

between#12,182acolher#12,169budista#12,189campina#12,190

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

anular8 variantscubano8 variantserupção8 variantslouvor8 variants

What to do next

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  • "armação" maps to 8 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "armada". View pair
  • 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #12,177 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Portuguese words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list