derivação

/dɨ.ɾi.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//dɨ.ɾi.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“derivação” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #35,093. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,093
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o ato de derivar

Corpus desk

Index PT-derivacao · derivação · Portuguese

derivação · rank #35,093 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,093
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desagrado

Nearest frequency peer: desagrado (+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 “derivação”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “derivação” 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).

derivação vs derivado
78% similar
derivação vs derivada
67% similar
derivação vs dedicação
78% similar

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

Key facts for derivação
PropertyValue
Headwordderivação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨ.ɾi.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,093
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “derivação”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.derivaçãocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “desagrado” (#35,094), “descansado” (#35,095), “desconhecer” (#35,096). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “derivação” fica em #35,093. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around derivação (IPA /dɨ.ɾi.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,093 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for derivação, with forms such as "dderivação", "deirvação", and "deriavção". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "derivado", "derivada", "dedicação", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 derivação, spelled D-E-R-I-V-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o ato de derivar
  2. 2
    desenvolvimento de teorema, função ou fórmula
  3. 3
    acréscimo de afixos a uma palavra de base para a criação de outras palavras
  4. 4
    obra cuja narrativa gira fora do contexto do enredo da estória original do qual personagem e, ou, traço, ou, aspecto de trama, ou, ambientação tenha sido emprestado

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Fãs de filmes de terror já estavam ansiosos pela estreia brasileira de Annabelle, produção dos EUA que é uma derivação do filme Invocação do Mal.
  2. A docência em História: reflexões e propostas para ações

This word in other languages

derivation(English)derivación(Español)dérivation(Français)Derivation(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dderivação
  • deirvação
  • deriavção
  • derivaãço
  • derivaçoã
  • derivvação
  • derivçaão
  • derrivação
  • derviação
  • dreivação
  • edrivação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of derivação - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

dderivação1deirvação2deriavção2derivaãço2derivaçoã2derivvação1derivçaão2derrivação1
Edit distance from "derivação"

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 "derivação"?
"derivação" is spelled D-E-R-I-V-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.ɾi.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "derivação" mean?
As a noun, "derivação" means: o ato de derivar
What words are commonly confused with "derivação"?
"derivação" is commonly confused with "derivado", "derivada", "dedicação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "derivação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "derivação" is /dɨ.ɾi.vɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "derivação" come from?
"derivação" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

desagrado#35,094desejadas#35,098conquanto#35,077ferradura#35,153

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

cantaria11 variantsBeaumont11 variantsaterragem11 variantsarrefecer11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list