associação
/ɐ.su.sjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“associação” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #798 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #798
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de associar
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 | associação |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ.su.sjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #798 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “associação” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for associação is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.su.sjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #798 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for associação, with forms such as "asociação", "asosciação", and "asscoiação". 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, "associado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is associação, spelled A-S-S-O-C-I-A-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de associar
- 2congregação de pessoas com interesses comuns
- 3pessoa coletiva
- 4conexão; nexo
- 5organismo que superintende na organização de provas em nível distrital
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asociação,asosciação,asscoiação,assocaição,assocciação,associaãço,associaçoã,associçaão,assoicação,sasociação
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of associação - 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 “associação”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-S-S-O-C-I-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.su.sjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “associado” - see the side-by-side comparison. associação vs associado
- 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.