convicção

//kõ.vi.ˈksɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,165

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

convicção is aPortuguesenoun. It means: certeza obtida por fatos ou razões, que não deixam dúvida nem dão lugar a objeção Pronounced /kõ.vi.ˈksɐ̃w̃/. It ranks #9,165 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with convicto and convocação.

Key facts for convicção
PropertyValue
Headwordconvicção
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kõ.vi.ˈksɐ̃w̃/
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,165
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for convicção is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kõ.vi.ˈksɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,165 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for convicção, with forms such as "cconvicção", "cnovicção", and "conivcção". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "convicto", "convocação", "condição", and more, 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 convicção, spelled C-O-N-V-I-C-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
    certeza obtida por fatos ou razões, que não deixam dúvida nem dão lugar a objeção
  2. 2
    persuasão íntima

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cconvicção,cnovicção,conivcção,connvicção,convcição,conviccção,convicãço,convicçoã,conviçcão,convvicção,covnicção,ocnvicção

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for convicção

Misspelling Variants of "convicção"

cconvicção10cnovicção9conivcção9connvicção10convcição9conviccção10convicãço9convicçoã9
Misspelling Variants of "convicção"

Frequency rank: #9,165 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "convicção"?
"convicção" is spelled C-O-N-V-I-C-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.vi.ˈksɐ̃w̃/.
What does "convicção" mean?
As a noun, "convicção" means: certeza obtida por fatos ou razões, que não deixam dúvida nem dão lugar a objeção
What words are commonly confused with "convicção"?
"convicção" is commonly confused with "convicto", "convocação", "condição". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "convicção"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "convicção" is /kõ.vi.ˈksɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "convicção" come from?
"convicção" 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.