assistência

/ɐ.siʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/

//ɐ.siʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“assistência” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,505. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,505
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-assistencia · assistência · Portuguese

assistência · rank #2,505 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,505
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH atriz

Nearest frequency peer: atriz (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “assistência”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “assistência” 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
Key facts for assistência
PropertyValue
Headwordassistência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.siʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#2,505
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “assistência”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).assistênciacai 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 “atriz” (#2,506), “brincadeira” (#2,508), “conquista” (#2,509). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “assistência” fica em #2,505. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around assistência (IPA /ɐ.siʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,505 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for assistência, with forms such as "asisstência", "asistência", and "assisstência". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is assistência, spelled A-S-S-I-S-T-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de assistir
  2. 2
    presença
  3. 3
    amparo
  4. 4
    auxílio
  5. 5
    intervenção de terceiros em processo penal, com o intuito de auxiliar uma das partes litigantes, e da da vítima ou de seus representantes, em processo penal, a fim de auxiliar a acusação pública
  6. 6
    passe que dá a oportunidade a outro jogador de fazer gol ou cesta
  7. 7
    hospital de pronto-socorro
  8. 8
    ambulância

Synonyms

ajudaauxíliosocorroapoiobeneficênciasuporte

Antonyms

prejuízo

This word in other languages

assistance(English)asistencia(Español)assistance(Français)Assistenz(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asisstência
  • asistência
  • assisstência
  • assistnêcia
  • assisttência
  • assistêcnia
  • assistêncai
  • assistênccia
  • assistênica
  • assistênncia
  • assisêtncia
  • assitsência
  • asssitência
  • sasistência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asisstência2asistência1assisstência1assistnêcia2assisttência1assistêcnia2assistêncai2assistênccia1
Edit distance from "assistência"

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 "assistência"?
"assistência" is spelled A-S-S-I-S-T-Ê-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.siʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/.
What does "assistência" mean?
As a noun, "assistência" means: ato de assistir
What are common misspellings of "assistência"?
Common misspellings include "asisstência", "asistência", "assisstência", "assistnêcia", "assisttência". The correct spelling is "assistência".
How do you pronounce "assistência"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assistência" is /ɐ.siʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "assistência" come from?
"assistência" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

brincadeira#2,508intervenção#2,482preocupação#2,534restaurante#2,538

Similar misspelling depth

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

igualmente14 variantssecretaria14 variantsfrequência14 variantsestratégia14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list