constellation

/kɒnstəˈleɪʃn̩/

//kɒnstəˈleɪʃn̩// noun

The verdict

“constellation” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,455 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,455
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - constelação

Corpus desk

Index PT-constellation · constellation · Portuguese

constellation · rank #69,455 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,455
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH conservante

Nearest frequency peer: conservante (-2 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “constellation”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “constellation” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for constellation
PropertyValue
Headwordconstellation
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɒnstəˈleɪʃn̩/
Letters13
Frequency rank#69,455
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “constellation” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).constellationcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “conservante” (#69,453), “coutada” (#69,464), “comungar” (#69,444). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “constellation” fica em #69,455. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

constellation is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,455 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɒnstəˈleɪʃn̩/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for constellation, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is constellation, spelled C-O-N-S-T-E-L-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    constelação
  2. 2
    uma configuração ou agrupamento de coisas relacionadas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how constellation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. a constellation of possibilities

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 "constellation"?
"constellation" is spelled C-O-N-S-T-E-L-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /kɒnstəˈleɪʃn̩/.
What does "constellation" mean?
As a noun, "constellation" means: constelação
How do you pronounce "constellation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "constellation" is /kɒnstəˈleɪʃn̩/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "constellation" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list