constelação

/kõʃ.tɨ.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//kõʃ.tɨ.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“constelação” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #20,545. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,545
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - conjunto de estrelas formando figuras

Corpus desk

Index PT-constelacao · constelação · Portuguese

constelação · rank #20,545 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,545
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH congelar

Nearest frequency peer: congelar (-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 “constelação”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “constelação” 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).

constelação vs constipação
82% similar
constelação vs consternação
83% similar
constelação vs consolação
82% similar

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

Key facts for constelação
PropertyValue
Headwordconstelação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kõʃ.tɨ.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters11
Frequency rank#20,545
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “constelação”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “congelar” (#20,542), “create” (#20,549), “cuecas” (#20,551). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “constelação” fica em #20,545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around constelação (IPA /kõʃ.tɨ.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,545 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "conjunto de estrelas formando figuras".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for constelação, with forms such as "cconstelação", "cnostelação", and "connstelação". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "constipação", "consternação", "consolação", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 constelação, spelled C-O-N-S-T-E-L-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    conjunto de estrelas formando figuras

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconstelação
  • cnostelação
  • connstelação
  • consetlação
  • consstelação
  • constealção
  • constelaãço
  • constelaçoã
  • constellação
  • constelçaão
  • constleação
  • consttelação
  • contselação
  • cosntelação
  • ocnstelação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconstelação1cnostelação2connstelação1consetlação2consstelação1constealção2constelaãço2constelaçoã2
Edit distance from "constelação"

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 "constelação"?
"constelação" is spelled C-O-N-S-T-E-L-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kõʃ.tɨ.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "constelação" mean?
As a noun, "constelação" means: conjunto de estrelas formando figuras
What words are commonly confused with "constelação"?
"constelação" is commonly confused with "constipação", "consternação", "consolação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "constelação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "constelação" is /kõʃ.tɨ.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "constelação" come from?
"constelação" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

comunicador#20,537carismático#20,524assimilação#20,505erradicação#20,594

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

desconfiar15 variantsdistintivo15 variantsformidável15 variantsprogressivo15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list