convergência

//kõ.veχ.ˈʒẽ.sjɐ// noun

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,037

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

convergência is aPortuguesenoun. It means: ato ou efeito de convergir Pronounced /kõ.veχ.ˈʒẽ.sjɐ/. Often confused with conferência and conveniência.

Key facts for convergência
PropertyValue
Headwordconvergência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kõ.veχ.ˈʒẽ.sjɐ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#11,037
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of convergência in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for convergência is 12 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kõ.veχ.ˈʒẽ.sjɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,037 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for convergência, with forms such as "cconvergência", "cnovergência", and "conevrgência". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "conferência", "conveniência", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 convergência, spelled C-O-N-V-E-R-G-Ê-N-C-I-A, 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 convergir
  2. 2
    concordância
  3. 3
    capacidade das lentes de direcionarem os raios de luz para um ponto comum
  4. 4
    o lugar de encontro
  5. 5
    o processo de aproximar o valor de um limite
  6. 6
    o ato de espécies não relacionadas desenvolverem estruturas semelhantes devido a fatores ambientais; evolução convergente

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cconvergência,cnovergência,conevrgência,connvergência,convegrência,converggência,convergnêcia,convergêcnia,convergêncai,convergênccia,convergênica,convergênncia,converrgência,converêgncia,convregência,convvergência,covnergência,ocnvergência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for convergência

Misspelling Variants of "convergência"

cconvergência13cnovergência12conevrgência12connvergência13convegrência12converggência13convergnêcia12convergêcnia12
Misspelling Variants of "convergência"

Frequency rank: #11,037 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "convergência"?
"convergência" is spelled C-O-N-V-E-R-G-Ê-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.veχ.ˈʒẽ.sjɐ/.
What does "convergência" mean?
As a noun, "convergência" means: ato ou efeito de convergir
What words are commonly confused with "convergência"?
"convergência" is commonly confused with "conferência", "conveniência". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "convergência"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "convergência" is /kõ.veχ.ˈʒẽ.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "convergência" come from?
"convergência" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.