autodefesa

/aw.tɔ.dɨ.ˈfe.zɐ/

//aw.tɔ.dɨ.ˈfe.zɐ// noun

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The verdict

“autodefesa” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #25,202. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,202
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-autodefesa · autodefesa · Portuguese

autodefesa · rank #25,202 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,202
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH autista

Nearest frequency peer: autista (-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 “autodefesa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “autodefesa” 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 autodefesa
PropertyValue
Headwordautodefesa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/aw.tɔ.dɨ.ˈfe.zɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,202
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “autodefesa”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).autodefesacai 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 “autista” (#25,201), “assentar” (#25,199), “arrepiar” (#25,197). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “autodefesa” fica em #25,202. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around autodefesa (IPA /aw.tɔ.dɨ.ˈfe.zɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,202 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ato ou efeito de se defender".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for autodefesa, with forms such as "atuodefesa", "auotdefesa", and "autdoefesa". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is autodefesa, spelled A-U-T-O-D-E-F-E-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de se defender

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how autodefesa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Essencialmente, as leis de todo o país sancionam um "vigilantismo" irresponsável sob a forma de alegações de autodefesa.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuodefesa
  • auotdefesa
  • autdoefesa
  • autoddefesa
  • autodeefsa
  • autodefeas
  • autodefessa
  • autodeffesa
  • autodefsea
  • autodfeesa
  • autoedfesa
  • auttodefesa
  • uatodefesa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

atuodefesa2auotdefesa2autdoefesa2autoddefesa1autodeefsa2autodefeas2autodefessa1autodeffesa1
Edit distance from "autodefesa"

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 "autodefesa"?
"autodefesa" is spelled A-U-T-O-D-E-F-E-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is /aw.tɔ.dɨ.ˈfe.zɐ/.
What does "autodefesa" mean?
As a noun, "autodefesa" means: ato ou efeito de se defender
What are common misspellings of "autodefesa"?
Common misspellings include "atuodefesa", "auotdefesa", "autdoefesa", "autoddefesa", "autodeefsa". The correct spelling is "autodefesa".
How do you pronounce "autodefesa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autodefesa" is /aw.tɔ.dɨ.ˈfe.zɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autodefesa" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

reverência#25,134repartição#25,126eucaristia#25,303paranormal#25,077

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

epicentro13 variantslegalizar13 variantsrepentino13 variantsconfraria13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list