circum-navegação

/siʁˌkũ.na.ve.ɡaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [sihˌkũ.na.ve.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

//siʁˌkũ.na.ve.ɡaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [sihˌkũ.na.ve.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]/ noun

The verdict

“circum-navegação” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato de circum-navegar

Corpus desk

Index PT-circum-navegacao · circum-navegação · Portuguese

circum-navegação · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for circum-navegação
PropertyValue
Headwordcircum-navegação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/siʁˌkũ.na.ve.ɡaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [sihˌkũ.na.ve.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “circum-navegação” em português

circum-navegaçãonão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

circum-navegação is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /siʁˌkũ.na.ve.ɡaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [sihˌkũ.na.ve.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ato de circum-navegar".

Zero misspellings are on record for circum-navegação in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is circum-navegação, spelled C-I-R-C-U-M---N-A-V-E-G-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de circum-navegar

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "circum-navegação"?
"circum-navegação" is spelled C-I-R-C-U-M---N-A-V-E-G-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /siʁˌkũ.na.ve.ɡaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [sihˌkũ.na.ve.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃].
What does "circum-navegação" mean?
As a noun, "circum-navegação" means: ato de circum-navegar
How do you pronounce "circum-navegação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "circum-navegação" is /siʁˌkũ.na.ve.ɡaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [sihˌkũ.na.ve.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "circum-navegação" come from?
"circum-navegação" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list