conurbação

noun

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The verdict

“conurbação” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - conjunto formado por uma cidade (e os seus subúrbios) e outras cidades-satélites (ou outros vilarejos), constituindo uma área urbana contínua (ocasionalmente metrópoles)

Key facts for conurbação
PropertyValue
Headwordconurbação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “conurbação” sits in Portuguese frequency

conurbação falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

conurbação is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "conjunto formado por uma cidade (e os seus subúrbios) e outras cidades-satélites (ou outros vilarejos), constituindo uma área urbana contínua (ocasionalmente metrópoles)".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for conurbação, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is conurbação, spelled C-O-N-U-R-B-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    conjunto formado por uma cidade (e os seus subúrbios) e outras cidades-satélites (ou outros vilarejos), constituindo uma área urbana contínua (ocasionalmente metrópoles)

This word in other languages

conurbation(English)conurbación(Español)conurbation(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "conurbação"?
"conurbação" is spelled C-O-N-U-R-B-A-Ç-Ã-O.
What does "conurbação" mean?
As a noun, "conurbação" means: conjunto formado por uma cidade (e os seus subúrbios) e outras cidades-satélites (ou outros vilarejos), constituindo uma área urbana contínua (ocasionalmente metrópoles)
What language does "conurbação" come from?
"conurbação" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “conurbação”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-N-U-R-B-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
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