ebulição
/i.bu.li.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“ebulição” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #29,698 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #29,698
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de ferver
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ebulição |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /i.bu.li.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #29,698 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ebulição” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for ebulição is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.bu.li.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #29,698 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 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 ebulição, with forms such as "beulição", "ebbulição", and "ebluição". 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, "erudição", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is ebulição, spelled E-B-U-L-I-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de ferver
- 2passagem de um líquido ao estado de vapor, que ocorre acompanhada da formação de bolhas
- 3fervura gasosa que ocorre na fermentação
- 4estado de euforia; agitação, excitação
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: beulição,ebbulição,ebluição,ebuilção,ebuliãço,ebuliçoã,ebullição,ebulçião,eublição
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ebulição - 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 “ebulição”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-B-U-L-I-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /i.bu.li.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “erudição” - see the side-by-side comparison. ebulição vs erudição
- 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.