distância
/diʃ.ˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/
The verdict
“distância” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,332 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,332
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - medida da separação de dois pontos
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | distância |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /diʃ.ˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #1,332 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “distância” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for distância is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /diʃ.ˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,332 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 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for distância, with forms such as "ddistância", "disstância", and "distnâcia". 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 close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is distância, spelled D-I-S-T-Â-N-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1medida da separação de dois pontos
- 2o ato ou efeito de duas entidades estarem separadas no espaço
- 3extensão linear de espaço
- 4separação ou diferença em relação a algo
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddistância,disstância,distnâcia,disttância,distâcnia,distâncai,distânccia,distânica,distânncia,disâtncia,ditsância,dsitância,idstância
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of distância - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “distância”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-I-S-T-Â-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /diʃ.ˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.