degradação

/dɨ.ɡɾɐ.dɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//dɨ.ɡɾɐ.dɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“degradação” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,877. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,877
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-degradacao · degradação · Portuguese

degradação · rank #8,877 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,877
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH daily

Nearest frequency peer: daily (-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 “degradação”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “degradação” 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
Key facts for degradação
PropertyValue
Headworddegradação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨ.ɡɾɐ.dɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,877
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “degradação”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “daily” (#8,876), “deriva” (#8,879), “desviar” (#8,880). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “degradação” fica em #8,877. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around degradação (IPA /dɨ.ɡɾɐ.dɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,877 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for degradação, with forms such as "ddegradação", "degardação", and "deggradação". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 degradação, spelled D-E-G-R-A-D-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de degradar(-se)
  2. 2
    rebaixamento, humilhação
  3. 3
    destruição; deterioração

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. É de susto em susto que o ministro do Meio Ambiente, Carlos Minc, vai descobrindo que só com discursos não se combate a degradação ambiental.

This word in other languages

degradation(English)degradación(Español)dégradation(Français)Degradierung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddegradação
  • degardação
  • deggradação
  • degraadção
  • degradaãço
  • degradaçoã
  • degraddação
  • degradçaão
  • degrdaação
  • degrradação
  • dergadação
  • dgeradação
  • edgradação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddegradação1degardação2deggradação1degraadção2degradaãço2degradaçoã2degraddação1degradçaão2
Edit distance from "degradação"

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 "degradação"?
"degradação" is spelled D-E-G-R-A-D-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.ɡɾɐ.dɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "degradação" mean?
As a noun, "degradação" means: ato ou efeito de degradar(-se)
What are common misspellings of "degradação"?
Common misspellings include "ddegradação", "degardação", "deggradação", "degraadção", "degradaãço". The correct spelling is "degradação".
How do you pronounce "degradação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "degradação" is /dɨ.ɡɾɐ.dɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "degradação" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list