autópsia

//aw.ˈtɔ.psjɐ// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,239

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

autópsia is aPortuguesenoun. It means: exame, inspeção de si próprio Pronounced /aw.ˈtɔ.psjɐ/. Often confused with autoria.

Key facts for autópsia
PropertyValue
Headwordautópsia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/aw.ˈtɔ.psjɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,239
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of autópsia in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for autópsia is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /aw.ˈtɔ.psjɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #29,239 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for autópsia, with forms such as "atuópsia", "autpósia", and "auttópsia". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "autoria", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is autópsia, spelled A-U-T-Ó-P-S-I-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    exame, inspeção de si próprio
  2. 2
    exame minucioso de um cadáver, realizado por especialista qualificado, para determinar o momento e a causa da morte; necropsia, necroscopia
  3. 3
    análise minuciosa; crítica severa
  4. 4
    ato de limpar a vítima de todos os seus pertences, em fala de delinquentes

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atuópsia,autpósia,auttópsia,autópisa,autóppsia,autópsai,autópssia,autóspia,auótpsia,uatópsia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for autópsia

Misspelling Variants of "autópsia"

atuópsia8autpósia8auttópsia9autópisa8autóppsia9autópsai8autópssia9autóspia8
Misspelling Variants of "autópsia"

Frequency rank: #29,239 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "autópsia"?
"autópsia" is spelled A-U-T-Ó-P-S-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /aw.ˈtɔ.psjɐ/.
What does "autópsia" mean?
As a noun, "autópsia" means: exame, inspeção de si próprio
What words are commonly confused with "autópsia"?
"autópsia" is commonly confused with "autoria". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "autópsia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autópsia" is /aw.ˈtɔ.psjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autópsia" come from?
"autópsia" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.