dedicação
/dɨ.di.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“dedicação” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,517. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,517
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,399
- “D” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de dedicar
Corpus desk
Index PT-dedicacao · dedicação · Portuguese
dedicação · rank #7,517 · 11 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,517
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,399
- PHOTO-FINISH democrata
Nearest frequency peer: democrata (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “dedicação”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- consentimen…
consentimento
92,491 corpus weight
- copiar
copiar
92,489 corpus weight
- dedicação
dedicação
92,484 corpus weight
- democrata
democrata
92,482 corpus weight
- desgraça
desgraça
92,481 corpus weight
- duelo
duelo
92,479 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “dedicação” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dedicação |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɨ.di.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #7,517 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dedicação” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around dedicação (IPA /dɨ.di.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,517 among 2,399 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for dedicação, with forms such as "ddedicação", "ddeicação", and "dedciação". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "dedicado", "depilação", "derivação", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is dedicação, spelled D-E-D-I-C-A-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de dedicar
- 2devoção
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddedicação
- ddeicação
- dedciação
- deddicação
- dediacção
- dedicaãço
- dedicaçoã
- dediccação
- dedicçaão
- deidcação
- eddicação
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dedicação - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dedicação", 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 (11 here; floor ≥5).
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.