científico

/sjẽ.ˈti.fi.ku/

//sjẽ.ˈti.fi.ku// adj

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The verdict

“científico” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,381. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,381
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo às ciências

Corpus desk

Index PT-cientifico · científico · Portuguese

científico · rank #4,381 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,381
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH chegado

Nearest frequency peer: chegado (-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 “científico”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “científico” 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
Key facts for científico
PropertyValue
Headwordcientífico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/sjẽ.ˈti.fi.ku/
Letters10
Frequency rank#4,381
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “científico”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).científicocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “chegado” (#4,379), “caramba” (#4,378), “Bernardo” (#4,376). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “científico” fica em #4,381. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around científico (IPA /sjẽ.ˈti.fi.ku/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,381 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for científico, with forms such as "ccientífico", "ceintífico", and "cienntífico". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 científico, spelled C-I-E-N-T-Í-F-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo às ciências
  2. 2
    diz-se do curso de ensino médio que outrora existia no Brasil

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how científico appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. cursos científicos

This word in other languages

scientific(English)científico(Español)scientifique(Français)wissenschaftlich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccientífico
  • ceintífico
  • cienntífico
  • cientfíico
  • cienttífico
  • científcio
  • científfico
  • científicco
  • científioc
  • cientíifco
  • cienítfico
  • cietnífico
  • cinetífico
  • icentífico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of científico - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccientífico1ceintífico2cienntífico1cientfíico2cienttífico1científcio2científfico1científicco1
Edit distance from "científico"

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 "científico"?
"científico" is spelled C-I-E-N-T-Í-F-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /sjẽ.ˈti.fi.ku/.
What does "científico" mean?
As an adjective, "científico" means: relativo às ciências
What are common misspellings of "científico"?
Common misspellings include "ccientífico", "ceintífico", "cienntífico", "cientfíico", "cienttífico". The correct spelling is "científico".
How do you pronounce "científico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "científico" is /sjẽ.ˈti.fi.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "científico" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

celebração#4,452descoberto#4,465eliminação#4,468excelência#4,476

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

descansar14 variantscomunicado14 variantscomemoração14 variantsembaixador14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list