competição

/kõ.pe.ʧi.sɐ̃w/

//kõ.pe.ʧi.sɐ̃w// noun

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The verdict

“competição” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,668. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,668
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de competir

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

competição vs composição
80% similar
competição vs computação
80% similar

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

Key facts for competição
PropertyValue
Headwordcompetição
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kõ.pe.ʧi.sɐ̃w/
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,668
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “competição” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). competição lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around competição (IPA /kõ.pe.ʧi.sɐ̃w/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,668 among 3,948 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for competição, with forms such as "ccompetição", "cmopetição", and "comeptição". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "composição", "computação", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is competição, spelled C-O-M-P-E-T-I-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de competir
  2. 2
    disputa entre duas ou mais pessoas ou grupos por um mesmo objetivo
  3. 3
    concurso com possível premiação
  4. 4
    interação de indivíduos da mesma espécie ou espécie diferentes (humana, animal ou vegetal) que disputam algo
  5. 5
    luta, conflito; oposição
  6. 6
    reivindicação simultânea do mesmo poder, a mesma dignidade ou título etc.
  7. 7
    luta ou rivalidade pela conquista de mercados
  8. 8
    prova que põe em concorrência duas ou mais pessoas ou grupos no que tange a determinadas aptidões ou qualidades físicas ou atléticas

Synonyms

concorrênciadisputa

This word in other languages

competition(English)competición(Español)compétition(Français)Konkurrenz(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccompetição
  • cmopetição
  • comeptição
  • commpetição
  • compeitção
  • competiãço
  • competiçoã
  • compettição
  • competçião
  • comppetição
  • compteição
  • copmetição
  • ocmpetição

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of competição - 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.

ccompetição1cmopetição2comeptição2commpetição1compeitção2competiãço2competiçoã2compettição1
Edit distance from "competição"

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 "competição"?
"competição" is spelled C-O-M-P-E-T-I-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.pe.ʧi.sɐ̃w/.
What does "competição" mean?
As a noun, "competição" means: ato ou efeito de competir
What words are commonly confused with "competição"?
"competição" is commonly confused with "composição", "computação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "competição"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "competição" is /kõ.pe.ʧi.sɐ̃w/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "competição" come from?
"competição" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “competição”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-M-P-E-T-I-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kõ.pe.ʧi.sɐ̃w/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “composição” - see the side-by-side comparison. competição vs composição
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list