convulsão

noun

The verdict

“convulsão” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,951. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,951
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de convulsar ou de convulsionar

Corpus desk

Index PT-convulsao · convulsão · Portuguese

convulsão · rank #23,951 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,951
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cooperativo

Nearest frequency peer: cooperativo (+1 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 “convulsão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “convulsão” 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).

convulsão vs confusão
78% similar
convulsão vs conversão
78% similar
convulsão vs compulsão
78% similar

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

Key facts for convulsão
PropertyValue
Headwordconvulsão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,951
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “convulsão”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cooperativo” (#23,952), “contagiante” (#23,949), “conjunção” (#23,948). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “convulsão” fica em #23,951. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around convulsão, anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,951 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for convulsão, with forms such as "cconvulsão", "cnovulsão", and "connvulsão". 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, "confusão", "conversão", "compulsão", 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is convulsão, spelled C-O-N-V-U-L-S-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de convulsar ou de convulsionar
  2. 2
    fenômeno eletro-fisiológico anormal temporário que ocorre no cérebro e que resulta numa sincronização anormal da atividade elétrica neuronal

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva disse ontem que o mundo está sob ameaça de "convulsão social" por causa da crise.
  2. Se usados de maneira incorreta, podem causar efeitos colaterais, como convulsão.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconvulsão
  • cnovulsão
  • connvulsão
  • conuvlsão
  • convlusão
  • convullsão
  • convulsoã
  • convulssão
  • convulãso
  • convuslão
  • convvulsão
  • covnulsão
  • ocnvulsão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of convulsão - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cconvulsão1cnovulsão2connvulsão1conuvlsão2convlusão2convullsão1convulsoã2convulssão1
Edit distance from "convulsão"

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 "convulsão"?
"convulsão" is spelled C-O-N-V-U-L-S-Ã-O.
What does "convulsão" mean?
As a noun, "convulsão" means: ato ou efeito de convulsar ou de convulsionar
What words are commonly confused with "convulsão"?
"convulsão" is commonly confused with "confusão", "conversão", "compulsão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "convulsão" come from?
"convulsão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list