cogitação

/ku.ʒi.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//ku.ʒi.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“cogitação” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,239. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,239
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de cogitar

Corpus desk

Index PT-cogitacao · cogitação · Portuguese

cogitação · rank #37,239 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,239
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH clarinete

Nearest frequency peer: clarinete (-3 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 “cogitação”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cogitação” 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).

cogitação vs cotação
78% similar
cogitação vs conotação
78% similar
cogitação vs citação
78% similar

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

Key facts for cogitação
PropertyValue
Headwordcogitação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ku.ʒi.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,239
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cogitação”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “clarinete” (#37,236), “conjugar” (#37,249), “constranger” (#37,251). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cogitação” fica em #37,239. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around cogitação (IPA /ku.ʒi.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,239 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cogitação, with forms such as "ccogitação", "cgoitação", and "coggitação". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "cotação", "conotação", "citação", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 cogitação, spelled C-O-G-I-T-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de cogitar
  2. 2
    pensamento profundo; meditação

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccogitação
  • cgoitação
  • coggitação
  • cogiatção
  • cogitaãço
  • cogitaçoã
  • cogittação
  • cogitçaão
  • cogtiação
  • coigtação
  • ocgitação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cogitação - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccogitação1cgoitação2coggitação1cogiatção2cogitaãço2cogitaçoã2cogittação1cogitçaão2
Edit distance from "cogitação"

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 "cogitação"?
"cogitação" is spelled C-O-G-I-T-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ku.ʒi.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "cogitação" mean?
As a noun, "cogitação" means: ato ou efeito de cogitar
What words are commonly confused with "cogitação"?
"cogitação" is commonly confused with "cotação", "conotação", "citação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cogitação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cogitação" is /ku.ʒi.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cogitação" come from?
"cogitação" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

clarinete#37,236desiludir#37,278dominador#37,292hesitante#37,355

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

disquete11 variantsacusador11 variantsfucking11 variantsvaselina11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list