demografia

/dɨ.mu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/

//dɨ.mu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ// noun

The verdict

“demografia” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #21,985. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,985
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - área da ciência geográfica que estuda, através de dados estatísticos, a dinâmica populacional humana (índice de crescimento, composição, natalidade, mortalidade, migração, etc.)

Corpus desk

Index PT-demografia · demografia · Portuguese

demografia · rank #21,985 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,985
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH dash

Nearest frequency peer: dash (-3 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 “demografia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “demografia” 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).

demografia vs demográfico
73% similar
demografia vs democracia
80% similar

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

Key facts for demografia
PropertyValue
Headworddemografia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨ.mu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#21,985
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “demografia”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “dash” (#21,982), “digitalmente” (#21,997), “dilúvio” (#21,998). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “demografia” fica em #21,985. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around demografia (IPA /dɨ.mu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,985 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "área da ciência geográfica que estuda, através de dados estatísticos, a dinâmica populacional humana (índice de crescimento, composição, natalidade, mortalidade, migração, etc.)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for demografia, with forms such as "ddemografia", "demgorafia", and "demmografia". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "demográfico", "democracia", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is demografia, spelled D-E-M-O-G-R-A-F-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    área da ciência geográfica que estuda, através de dados estatísticos, a dinâmica populacional humana (índice de crescimento, composição, natalidade, mortalidade, migração, etc.)

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddemografia
  • demgorafia
  • demmografia
  • demogarfia
  • demoggrafia
  • demografai
  • demograffia
  • demograifa
  • demogrfaia
  • demogrrafia
  • demorgafia
  • deomgrafia
  • dmeografia
  • edmografia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddemografia1demgorafia2demmografia1demogarfia2demoggrafia1demografai2demograffia1demograifa2
Edit distance from "demografia"

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 "demografia"?
"demografia" is spelled D-E-M-O-G-R-A-F-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.mu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/.
What does "demografia" mean?
As a noun, "demografia" means: área da ciência geográfica que estuda, através de dados estatísticos, a dinâmica populacional humana (índice de crescimento, composição, natalidade, mortalidade, migração, etc.)
What words are commonly confused with "demografia"?
"demografia" is commonly confused with "demográfico", "democracia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "demografia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "demografia" is /dɨ.mu.ɡɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "demografia" come from?
"demografia" 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 "demografia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list