distância

/diʃ.ˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/

//diʃ.ˈtɐ̃.sjɐ// noun

The verdict

“distância” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,332. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,332
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - medida da separação de dois pontos

Corpus desk

Index PT-distancia · distância · Portuguese

distância · rank #1,332 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,332
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH digo

Nearest frequency peer: digo (-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 “distância”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “distância” 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
Key facts for distância
PropertyValue
Headworddistância
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/diʃ.ˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,332
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “distância”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.distânciacai 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 “digo” (#1,331), “episódio” (#1,333), “computador” (#1,330). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “distância” fica em #1,332. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around distância (IPA /diʃ.ˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,332 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    medida da separação de dois pontos
  2. 2
    o ato ou efeito de duas entidades estarem separadas no espaço
  3. 3
    extensão linear de espaço
  4. 4
    separação ou diferença em relação a algo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Paralelamente, já está em funcionamento a Universidade Aberta do Brasil, um sistema de ensino a distância com pólos presenciais distribuídos pelo País.
  2. Dez quilômetros é uma distância muito grande para se fazer a pé.

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.

ddistância1disstância1distnâcia2disttância1distâcnia2distâncai2distânccia1distânica2
Edit distance from "distância"

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 "distância"?
"distância" is spelled D-I-S-T-Â-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /diʃ.ˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/.
What does "distância" mean?
As a noun, "distância" means: medida da separação de dois pontos
What are common misspellings of "distância"?
Common misspellings include "ddistância", "disstância", "distnâcia", "disttância", "distâcnia". The correct spelling is "distância".
How do you pronounce "distância"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "distância" is /diʃ.ˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "distância" come from?
"distância" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list