calcificação

Name: calcificação, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/kaɫ.si.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//kaɫ.si.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“calcificação” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,827 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,827
frequency rank, Portuguese: 3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de calcificar

Key facts for calcificação
Property	Value
Headword	calcificação
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/kaɫ.si.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#70,827
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “calcificação” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). calcificação lands here:

#70,827

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

calcificação is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,827 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kaɫ.si.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

calcificação doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 calcificação, spelled C-A-L-C-I-F-I-C-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

1
ato ou efeito de calcificar
2
processo no qual os sais de cálcio se acumulam nos tecidos moles (artérias, cartilagens, válvulas cardíacas, etc.), tornando-os mais rígidos

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 "calcificação"?

"calcificação" is spelled C-A-L-C-I-F-I-C-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kaɫ.si.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.

What does "calcificação" mean?

As a noun, "calcificação" means: ato ou efeito de calcificar

How do you pronounce "calcificação"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calcificação" is /kaɫ.si.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "calcificação" come from?

"calcificação" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “calcificação”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-L-C-I-F-I-C-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /kaɫ.si.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.