detenção

//dɨ.tẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,756

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

detenção is aPortuguesenoun. It means: ato de deter Pronounced /dɨ.tẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. It ranks #7,756 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with detento and detonação.

Key facts for detenção
PropertyValue
Headworddetenção
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨ.tẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,756
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of detenção in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for detenção is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨ.tẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,756 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for detenção, with forms such as "ddetenção", "deetnção", and "detennção". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "detento", "detonação", "decepção", and more, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is detenção, spelled D-E-T-E-N-Ç-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de deter
  2. 2
    que sofre a dentenção, que está detido
  3. 3
    prisão preventiva, temporária, passageira
  4. 4
    posse de algo sem autorização, ilegal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddetenção,deetnção,detennção,detenãço,detençoã,deteçnão,detneção,dettenção,dteenção,edtenção

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for detenção

Misspelling Variants of "detenção"

ddetenção9deetnção8detennção9detenãço8detençoã8deteçnão8detneção8dettenção9
Misspelling Variants of "detenção"

Frequency rank: #7,756 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "detenção"?
"detenção" is spelled D-E-T-E-N-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.tẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "detenção" mean?
As a noun, "detenção" means: ato de deter
What words are commonly confused with "detenção"?
"detenção" is commonly confused with "detento", "detonação", "decepção". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "detenção"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "detenção" is /dɨ.tẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "detenção" come from?
"detenção" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

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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.