ebulição
/i.bu.li.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“ebulição” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #29,698. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,698
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,493
- “E” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de ferver
Corpus desk
Index PT-ebulicao · ebulição · Portuguese
ebulição · rank #29,698 · 9 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #29,698
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,493
- PHOTO-FINISH efetividade
Nearest frequency peer: efetividade (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ebulição”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- direcioname…
direcionamento
70,313 corpus weight
- ebulição
ebulição
70,303 corpus weight
- efetividade
efetividade
70,302 corpus weight
- encolher
encolher
70,297 corpus weight
- encorajamen…
encorajamento
70,296 corpus weight
- enfiado
enfiado
70,295 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ebulição” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around ebulição (IPA /i.bu.li.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,698 among 2,493 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ebulição", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
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.