determinação

/dɨ.tɨɾ.mi.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//dɨ.tɨɾ.mi.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“determinação” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,811. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,811
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-determinacao · determinação · Portuguese

determinação · rank #4,811 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,811
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH depoimento

Nearest frequency peer: depoimento (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “determinação”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “determinação” 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).

determinação vs determinado
83% similar

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

Key facts for determinação
PropertyValue
Headworddeterminação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨ.tɨɾ.mi.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters12
Frequency rank#4,811
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “determinação”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).determinaçãocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “depoimento” (#4,809), “encerramento” (#4,813), “estatal” (#4,815). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “determinação” fica em #4,811. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around determinação (IPA /dɨ.tɨɾ.mi.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,811 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for determinação, with forms such as "ddeterminação", "deetrminação", and "detemrinação". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "determinado", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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. The correct Portuguese form is determinação, spelled D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o fato de determinar
  2. 2
    resolução, firmeza
  3. 3
    demarcação
  4. 4
    ambição

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddeterminação
  • deetrminação
  • detemrinação
  • deterimnação
  • determianção
  • determinaãço
  • determinaçoã
  • determinnação
  • determinçaão
  • determminação
  • determniação
  • deterrminação
  • detreminação
  • detterminação
  • dteerminação
  • edterminação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of determinação - 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.

ddeterminação1deetrminação2detemrinação2deterimnação2determianção2determinaãço2determinaçoã2determinnação1
Edit distance from "determinação"

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 "determinação"?
"determinação" is spelled D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.tɨɾ.mi.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "determinação" mean?
As a noun, "determinação" means: o fato de determinar
What words are commonly confused with "determinação"?
"determinação" is commonly confused with "determinado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "determinação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "determinação" is /dɨ.tɨɾ.mi.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "determinação" come from?
"determinação" 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 "determinação", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

encerramento#4,813nomeadamente#4,749continuidade#4,714protagonista#4,946

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

estatística16 variantstransmitir16 variantsintensidade16 variantsdocumentação16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list