classificação
/kla.si.fi.ka.ˈsɐ̃w/
The verdict
“classificação” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,410 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,410
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 13
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o ato ou efeito de classificar(-se)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | classificação |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kla.si.fi.ka.ˈsɐ̃w/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #2,410 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “classificação” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for classificação is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kla.si.fi.ka.ˈsɐ̃w/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,410 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "o ato ou efeito de classificar(-se)".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for classificação, with forms such as "calssificação", "cclassificação", and "clasificação". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is classificação, spelled C-L-A-S-S-I-F-I-C-A-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1o ato ou efeito de classificar(-se)
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: calssificação,cclassificação,clasificação,clasisficação,classfiicação,classifciação,classifficação,classifiacção,classificaãço,classificaçoã,classificcação,classificçaão,classiifcação,cllassificação,clsasificação,lcassificação
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of classificação - 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 “classificação”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-L-A-S-S-I-F-I-C-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kla.si.fi.ka.ˈsɐ̃w/ (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.