cedência

noun

The verdict

“cedência” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #55,430 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,430
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

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

Key facts for cedência
PropertyValue
Headwordcedência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,430
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cedência” 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). cedência lands here:

#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

cedência is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #55,430 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ato de ceder".

Zero misspellings are on record for cedência in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is cedência, spelled C-E-D-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de ceder

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 "cedência"?
"cedência" is spelled C-E-D-Ê-N-C-I-A.
What does "cedência" mean?
As a noun, "cedência" means: ato de ceder
What language does "cedência" come from?
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Using “cedência”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-E-D-Ê-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list