atestação
/ɐ.tɨʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“atestação” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato de atestar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | atestação |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ.tɨʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “atestação” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for atestação is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.tɨʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ato de atestar".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for atestação, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is atestação, spelled A-T-E-S-T-A-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1ato de atestar
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “atestação”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-T-E-S-T-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.tɨʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.