divisão

//dʒi.vi.ˈzãw// noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,045

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

divisão is aPortuguesenoun. It means: ato ou efeito de dividir Pronounced /dʒi.vi.ˈzãw/. It ranks #2,045 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with divisor and dívida.

Key facts for divisão
PropertyValue
Headworddivisão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dʒi.vi.ˈzãw/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,045
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for divisão is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dʒi.vi.ˈzãw/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,045 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for divisão, with forms such as "ddivisão", "diivsão", and "divisoã". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "divisor", "dívida", "divino", 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 divisão, spelled D-I-V-I-S-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 ou efeito de dividir
  2. 2
    a operação inversa da multiplicação
  3. 3
    desunião
  4. 4
    repartição
  5. 5
    fragmentação
  6. 6
    segmentação
  7. 7
    distribuição
  8. 8
    compartimento
  9. 9
    departamento
  10. 10
    linha divisória
  11. 11
    partilha
  12. 12
    discrepância
  13. 13
    processo de multiplicação celular

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddivisão,diivsão,divisoã,divissão,diviãso,divsião,divvisão,dviisão,idvisão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for divisão

Misspelling Variants of "divisão"

ddivisão8diivsão7divisoã7divissão8diviãso7divsião7divvisão8dviisão7
Misspelling Variants of "divisão"

Frequency rank: #2,045 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "divisão"?
"divisão" is spelled D-I-V-I-S-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dʒi.vi.ˈzãw/.
What does "divisão" mean?
As a noun, "divisão" means: ato ou efeito de dividir
What words are commonly confused with "divisão"?
"divisão" is commonly confused with "divisor", "dívida", "divino". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "divisão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "divisão" is /dʒi.vi.ˈzãw/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "divisão" come from?
"divisão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter D in our Portuguese index:

Explore PlainSpell

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.