cidadania
/si.dɐ.dɐ.ˈni.ɐ/
The verdict
“cidadania” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #3,538 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,538
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - qualidade ou condição de cidadão
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cidadania |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /si.dɐ.dɐ.ˈni.ɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #3,538 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cidadania” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for cidadania is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /si.dɐ.dɐ.ˈni.ɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,538 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for cidadania, with forms such as "ccidadania", "cdiadania", and "ciaddania". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is cidadania, spelled C-I-D-A-D-A-N-I-A.
Definition
- 1qualidade ou condição de cidadão
- 2condição ou dignidade de quem recebe o título honorífico de cidadão
- 3condição de pessoa que, como membro de um Estado, se acha no gozo de direitos que lhe permitem participar da vida política
- 4diz-se do conjunto de direitos e deveres do cidadão
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccidadania,cdiadania,ciaddania,cidaadnia,cidadaina,cidadanai,cidadannia,cidaddania,cidadnaia,ciddaania,ciddadania,icdadania
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cidadania - 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.
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.
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Using “cidadania”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-I-D-A-D-A-N-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /si.dɐ.dɐ.ˈni.ɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.