calcificação

/kaɫ.si.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//kaɫ.si.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“calcificação” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,827 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,827
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-calcificacao · calcificação · Portuguese

calcificação · rank #70,827 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,827
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH calvinista

Nearest frequency peer: calvinista (+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 “calcificação”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “calcificação” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for calcificação
PropertyValue
Headwordcalcificação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kaɫ.si.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters12
Frequency rank#70,827
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “calcificação” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.calcificaçãocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “calvinista” (#70,828), “burlesco” (#70,824), “careful” (#70,831). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “calcificação” fica em #70,827. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

calcificação is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,827 among 2,140 “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. 1
    ato ou efeito de calcificar
  2. 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

personificar#70,496permacultura#70,492manuseamento#70,406datilografia#71,656

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list