attention
The verdict
“attention” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,982 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,982
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,900
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - atenção;
Corpus desk
Index PT-attention · attention · Portuguese
attention · rank #51,982 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,982
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,900
- PHOTO-FINISH Austria
Nearest frequency peer: Austria (+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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “attention”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- astigmatismo
astigmatismo
48,024 corpus weight
- atenuação
atenuação
48,022 corpus weight
- attention
attention
48,019 corpus weight
- Austria
Austria
48,018 corpus weight
- autumn
autumn
48,017 corpus weight
- avicultura
avicultura
48,016 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “attention” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | attention |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #51,982 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “attention” em português
Rare enough to double-check
attention is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,982 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
attention doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is attention, spelled A-T-T-E-N-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1atenção;
- 2(militar) alerta;
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how attention appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Please direct your attention to the following words.
The company will now come to attention.
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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