distribuição
/dɨʃ.tɾi.bwi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“distribuição” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,707 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,707
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 12
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o ato ou efeito de distribuir
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | distribuição |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɨʃ.tɾi.bwi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #1,707 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “distribuição” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for distribuição is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨʃ.tɾi.bwi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,707 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for distribuição, with forms such as "ddistribuição", "disrtibuição", and "disstribuição". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is distribuição, spelled D-I-S-T-R-I-B-U-I-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1o ato ou efeito de distribuir
- 2arranjo, classificação
- 3a frequência de ocorrência de algo
- 4entrega de ítens a seus destinatários (correio, jornal, etc)
- 5repartição de um produto aos locais onde deve ser comercializados
- 6função que representa as probabilidades que definem uma variável ou fenômeno aleatórios
- 7versão de um software
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddistribuição,disrtibuição,disstribuição,distirbuição,distrbiuição,distribbuição,distribiução,distribuiãço,distribuiçoã,distribuçião,distriubição,distrribuição,disttribuição,ditsribuição,dsitribuição,idstribuição
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of distribuição - 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.
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 “distribuição”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-I-S-T-R-I-B-U-I-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɨʃ.tɾi.bwi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (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.