configuração

noun

The verdict

“configuração” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #7,616 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#7,616
frequency rank, Portuguese
12
letters
16
tracked misspellings

Dominant Wiktionary sense: ato ou efeito de configurar

Key facts for configuração
PropertyValue
Headwordconfiguração
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#7,616
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “configuração” 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). configuração lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for configuração is 12 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #7,616 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for configuração, with forms such as "cconfiguração", "cnofiguração", and "cofniguração". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is configuração, spelled C-O-N-F-I-G-U-R-A-Ç-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de configurar
  2. 2
    disposição ou arranjamento relativo das partes de um todo
  3. 3
    forma externa
  4. 4
    aspecto ou posição relativa dos corpos celestes
  5. 5
    arranjamento espacial dos átomos de uma molécula
  6. 6
    um computador e os equipamentos ligados a ele

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cconfiguração,cnofiguração,cofniguração,conffiguração,confgiuração,configguração,configruação,configuarção,configuraãço,configuraçoã,configurração,configurçaão,confiugração,conifguração,connfiguração,ocnfiguração

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "configuração"

cconfiguração1cnofiguração2cofniguração2conffiguração1confgiuração2configguração1configruação2configuarção2
Edit distance from "configuração"

Frequency rank: #7,616 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "configuração"?
"configuração" is spelled C-O-N-F-I-G-U-R-A-Ç-Ã-O.
What does "configuração" mean?
As a noun, "configuração" means: ato ou efeito de configurar
What are common misspellings of "configuração"?
Common misspellings include "cconfiguração", "cnofiguração", "cofniguração", "conffiguração", "confgiuração". The correct spelling is "configuração".
What language does "configuração" come from?
"configuração" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “configuração”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-N-F-I-G-U-R-A-Ç-Ã-O — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Nearby Portuguese words

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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.