censura

/sẽ.ˈsu.ɾɐ/

//sẽ.ˈsu.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“censura” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,387. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,387
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o ato ou prática de censurar

Corpus desk

Index PT-censura · censura · Portuguese

censura · rank #6,387 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,387
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH capitalismo

Nearest frequency peer: capitalismo (-2 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 “censura”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “censura” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

censura vs censurar
88% similar
censura vs cenoura
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for censura
PropertyValue
Headwordcensura
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sẽ.ˈsu.ɾɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,387
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “censura”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.censuracai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “capitalismo” (#6,385), “caneta” (#6,384), “comparar” (#6,390). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “censura” fica em #6,387. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around censura (IPA /sẽ.ˈsu.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,387 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for censura, with forms such as "ccensura", "cennsura", and "censrua". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "censurar", "cenoura", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 censura, spelled C-E-N-S-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    o ato ou prática de censurar
  2. 2
    o ofício ou poder do censor
  3. 3
    ditame a respeito de uma obra artística ou informativa
  4. 4
    reprovação, correção

This word in other languages

censorship(English)censura(Español)censure(Français)Zensur(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccensura
  • cennsura
  • censrua
  • censsura
  • censuar
  • censurra
  • cenusra
  • cesnura
  • cnesura
  • ecnsura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of censura - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccensura1cennsura1censrua2censsura1censuar2censurra1cenusra2cesnura2
Edit distance from "censura"

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 "censura"?
"censura" is spelled C-E-N-S-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /sẽ.ˈsu.ɾɐ/.
What does "censura" mean?
As a noun, "censura" means: o ato ou prática de censurar
What words are commonly confused with "censura"?
"censura" is commonly confused with "censurar", "cenoura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "censura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "censura" is /sẽ.ˈsu.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "censura" come from?
"censura" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Caetano#6,383confuso#6,393expulso#6,419externo#6,420

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

quintal10 variantsquartel10 variantslargura10 variantspensado10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list